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    choleric
    /ˈkɒl(ə)rɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. bad-tempered or irritable: "he was a choleric, self-important little man"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHOLERIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    very angry or easily annoyed. Synonyms. irascible formal. short-tempered. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Angry and displeased. acridly. acrimoniously. aggrieved. amused. fed up to the back teeth idiom. fired up. fit to be tied idiom. fractiously. not be a happy camper idiom. outraged. peeved. piqued. pissed off. venomous. warpath.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cholericCholeric Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered. a perpetually choleric old grouser. 2. : angry, irate. a choleric outburst. cholerically. ˈkä-lə-ri-k (ə-)lē. kə-ˈler-i-k (ə-)lē. adverb. Synonyms. crabby. cranky. cross. crotchety. fiery. grouchy. grumpy. irascible. irritable. peevish.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cholericCholeric - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Are you easy to tick off? Known to have a short fuse? Then, you could be described as choleric. Don't worry; it's not a disease related to cholera. Choleric just means you're testy and irritable.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHOLERIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    very angry or easily annoyed. Synonyms. irascible formal. short-tempered. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Angry and displeased. acridly. acrimoniously. aggrieved. amused. fed up to the back teeth idiom. fired up. fit to be tied idiom. fractiously. not be a happy camper idiom. outraged. peeved. piqued. pissed off. venomous. warpath.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHOLERIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A choleric person gets angry very easily. You can also use choleric to describe a person who is very angry. [formal] ...his choleric disposition. He was affable at one moment, choleric the next. Synonyms: bad-tempered, cross, angry, irritable More Synonyms of choleric. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcholeric adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of choleric adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › cholericCholeric - definition of choleric by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › cholericCHOLERIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Choleric definition: extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible. See examples of CHOLERIC used in a sentence.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › cholericCholeric Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Choleric Definition. kŏlə-rĭk, kə-lĕrĭk. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Easily angered; bad-tempered. American Heritage. Having choler as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology. American Heritage. Of or having choler, or bile. Webster's New World.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › cholericcholeric | meaning of choleric in Longman Dictionary of...

    choleric meaning, definition, what is choleric: bad-tempered or angry: Learn more.