choler Definition
choler (käl′ər)
noun
- 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
- 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.
Browse dictionary entries near choler
- ‹ cholent
- ‹ cholecystokinin
- ‹ cholecystitis
- ‹ cholecystectomy
- ‹ cholecyst
- ‹ cholecalciferol
- ‹ chole-
- ‹ cholate
- ‹ choky
- ‹ choker
- cholera ›
- cholera morbus ›
- choleric ›
- cholesteric ›
- cholesterol ›
- cholic acid ›
- choline ›
- cholinergic ›
- cholinesterase ›
- cholla ›

