choleric
[ kol-er-ik, kuh-ler-ik ]
adjective
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible: a choleric disposition.
Obsolete.
causing biliousness.
Origin of choleric
1Other words for choleric
Opposites for choleric
Other words from choleric
- chol·er·i·cal·ly, chol·er·ic·ly, adverb
- chol·er·ic·ness, noun
- non·chol·er·ic, adjective
- un·chol·er·ic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for choleric
choleric
/ (ˈkɒlərɪk) /
adjective
bad-tempered
bilious or causing biliousness
Derived forms of choleric
- cholerically or cholericly, adverb
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