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chol·eric (käl′ər ik, kə ler′ik)
adjective
- having or showing a quick temper or irascible nature
- 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
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