phlegmatic

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As Brent Griffiths at Business Insider explains, the "approach breaks people down into five types: Melancholy, Choleric, Sanguine, Supine, and Phlegmatic."

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023

The repertory has plenty of shining opportunities for them too, like the title roles of “Prodigal Son” and “Apollo” and parts like the Phlegmatic variation in “The Four Temperaments.”

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2018

I single out Christopher D’Ariano, who on Tuesday gave an exemplary account of the Phlegmatic variation, caught up in the movement as if infected by it; but I’m tempted to name several others, too.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2016

His roles in Balanchine ballets included the Cavalier in his “Nutcracker,” Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Phlegmatic in “The Four Temperaments.”

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2015

Phlegmatic Louis, art thou but lazy semi-animate phlegm then, to the centre of thee?

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas