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Phlegmatic Adj Emotion Interest Sluggish Dull Playwright Hoped

Front phlegmatic
Back (adj.) without emotion or interest; sluggish and dull;
The playwright had hoped his story would take theatergoers on an emotional roller coaster, but on opening night they just sat there, stonefaced and phlegmatic.
The phlegmatic child rarely went outside to play.

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