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choleric
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chol·er·ic  (kl-rk, k-lrk)
adj.
1. Easily angered; bad-tempered.
2. Showing or expressing anger.

choler·i·cal·ly, choler·ic·ly adv.

choleric [ˈkɒlərɪk]
adj
1. bad-tempered
2. (Medicine / Pathology) bilious or causing biliousness
cholerically , cholericly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.choleric - easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells
passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
2.choleric - quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
3.choleric - characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"
angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"

choleric
adjective bad-tempered, cross, angry, irritable, touchy, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), hot-tempered, quick-tempered He plays a choleric old schoolmaster.
Translations
choleric [ˈkɒlərɪk] ADJcolérico
choleric [ˈkɒlərɪk] adj (formal) [person, nature] → colérique
choleric


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