Hypertext Webster Gateway: "choleric"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Choleric \Chol"er*ic\, a. [L. cholericus, Gr. ?: cf. F.
chol['e]rique.]
1. Abounding with, or producing choler, or bile. --Dryden.
2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger.
3. Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. ``Choleric
speech.'' --Sir W. Raleigh.
{Choleric temperament}, the bilious temperament.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
choleric
adj 1: easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to
kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells
2: quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: {irascible},
{hotheaded}, {hot-tempered}, {quick-tempered}, {short}, {short-tempered}]
3: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible
response" [syn: {irascible}]
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