Sentence:  Hari, the holy man, who was to be the pundit that day, was just as Mr Biswas remembered him, just as soft-spoken and <WSD>lymphatic</WSD>. His felt hat sat softly on his head. He greeted Mr Biswas without rancour, without pleasure, without interest. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Lacking energy or enthusiasm; having characteristics once associated with an excess of lymph: lack of muscle tone, paleness, sluggishness, etc.