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chol·er·ic

 (kŏl′ə-rĭk, kə-lĕr′ĭk)
adj.
1.
a. Easily angered; bad-tempered.
b. Archaic Having choler as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology.
2. Showing or expressing anger: choleric remarks.
chol′er·i·cal·ly, chol′er·ic·ly adv.
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choleric

(ˈkɒlərɪk)
adj
1. bad-tempered
2. (Pathology) bilious or causing biliousness
ˈcholerically, ˈcholericly adv
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chol•er•ic

(ˈkɒl ər ɪk, kəˈlɛr ɪk)

adj.
1. extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible: a choleric disposition.
2. Obs.
a. bilious.
b. causing biliousness.
[1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin colericus bilious, Latin cholericus < Greek cholerikós. See cholera, -ic]
chol′er•i•cal•ly, chol′er•ic•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
hotheaded, hot-tempered, irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
3.choleric - characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"
irascible
angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"
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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.
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choleric

adjective
1. Easily annoyed:
irascible, peppery, quick-tempered, testy, tetchy, touchy.
2. Feeling or showing anger:
angry, indignant, mad.
Informal: sore.
Idiom: hot under the collar.
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Translations

choleric

[ˈkɒlərɪk] ADJ → colérico
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choleric

[ˈkɒlərɪk] adj (formal) [person, nature] → colérique
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choleric

adj → cholerisch, leicht aufbrausend
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chol·er·ic

a. colérico-a.
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