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choleric

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlərɪk/
Definition of choleric

adjective

  • bad-tempered or irritable: he was a choleric, self-important little man
  • (in medieval medicine) having choler as the predominant bodily humour: a choleric disposition

Derivatives

cholerically

adverb

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'bilious'): from Old French cholerique, via Latin from Greek kholerikos, from kholera (see choler)

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