choleric

[ kol-er-ik, kuh-ler-ik ]
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adjective
  1. extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible: a choleric disposition.

  2. Obsolete.

Origin of choleric

1
1300–50; Middle English colerik<Medieval Latin colericus bilious, Latin cholericus<Greek cholerikós.See cholera, -ic

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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
  1. bad-tempered

  2. bilious or causing biliousness

Derived forms of choleric

  • cholerically or cholericly, adverb

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