About The Word Choleric
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Choleric
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What's The Definition Of Choleric?
[adj] characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"
[adj] quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [adj] easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells Synonyms | Synonyms for Choleric: angry | hotheaded | hot-tempered | ill-natured | irascible | passionate | quick-tempered | short | short-tempered Related Terms | Find terms related to Choleric: acerb | acerbate | acerbic | acid | acidic | acidulent | acidulous | acrimonious | ambivert | angry | bilious | bitter | burning | captious | carping | caustic | cranky | cycloid | cyclothyme | cyclothymic | dyspeptic | ectomorph | embittered | endomorph | extrovert | faultfinding | fiery | heated | hot-tempered | indignant | introvert | irate | ireful | jaundiced | mad | melancholic | mesomorph | phlegmatic | quick-tempered | rancorous | rankled | ratty | resentful | resenting | sanguine | schizoid | schizothyme | sore | sour | soured | sour-tempered | splenetic | spunky | stewing | syntone | testy | tetchy | touchy | vinegarish | virulent | waxy | wrathful | wrathy | wroth See Also | Choleric In Webster's Dictionary \Chol"er*ic\, a. [L. cholericus, Gr. ?: cf. F.
chol['e]rique.]
1. Abounding with, or producing choler, or bile. --Dryden.
2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger.
3. Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. ``Choleric
speech.'' --Sir W. Raleigh.
{Choleric temperament}, the bilious temperament.
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