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choleric Definition

chol·eric (käl′ər ik, kə ler′ik)

adjective

  1. having or showing a quick temper or irascible nature
  2. Obsolete of or having choler, or bile

Etymology: ME colerik, having choler as the predominant humor, hence of bilious temperament < OFr colerique < L cholericus < Gr cholerikos: see cholera

choleric Synonyms

choleric

modif.

irritable, quick-tempered, peevish, irascible; see irritable. See syn. study at irritable.

choleric Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • humor: The heart, linked with the choleric humor, markedly increases in rate.
  • temper: If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him.
  • temperament: So he has a highly choleric temperament with his SoM Mercury in a fixed sign on the ASC.
  • character: She informed him about her father, and that florid and rotund gentleman's choleric character.

Modifying Another Word

strongly: I don't see how he gets strongly choleric from this chart at all.