chol·er·ic
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| 1. | extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible: a choleric disposition. |
| 2. | Obsolete.
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choleric
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| chol·er·ic
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adj.
chol'er·i·cal·ly, chol'er·ic·ly adv. |
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| choleric | |
adjective | |
| 1. | easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells |
| 2. | quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" |
| 3. | characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Choleric
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
choleric
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