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choler Definition

choler (käl′ər)

noun

  1. Obsolete bile: in medieval times yellow bile was considered to be one of the four humors of the body and the source of anger and irritability
  2. Now Rare anger or ill humor

Etymology: altered (by analogy with L forms) < ME & OFr colre < L cholera: see cholera

choler Usage Examples

Converse of object

purge: Rhubarb, O, for rhubarb To purge this choler!

Adjective modifier

little: There seems to be very little choler in this chart.

Preposition: in

chart: There seems to be very little choler in this chart.