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View usage for: (kɒlərɪk) adjectiveA 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 choleric in British English (ˈkɒlərɪk) adjective2. bilious or causing biliousness Derived forms cholerically (ˈcholerically) or cholericly (ˈcholericly) adverb choleric in American English (ˈkɑlərɪk; kəˈlɛrɪk) adjective1. having or showing a quick temper or irascible nature 2. Obsolete of or having choler, or bile SIMILAR WORDS: ˈirritable Word origin ME colerik, having choler as the predominant humor, hence of bilious temperament < OFr colerique < L cholericus < Gr cholerikos: see cholera Examples of 'choleric' in a sentencecholeric Definition bad-tempered He plays a choleric old schoolmaster. Synonyms tooshie (Australian, slang) chippy (informal) hot-tempered chippy (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition feeling or expressing annoyance or rage an angry rant Synonyms furious, cross, heated, mad (informal), raging, provoked, outraged, annoyed, passionate, irritated, raving, hacked (off) (US, slang), choked, pissed (taboo, slang), infuriated, hot, incensed, enraged, ranting, exasperated, irritable, resentful, nettled, snappy, indignant, pissed off (taboo, slang), irate, tumultuous, displeased, uptight (informal), riled, up in arms, incandescent, ill-tempered, irascible, antagonized, waspish, piqued, hot under the collar (informal), on the warpath, hopping mad (informal), foaming at the mouth, choleric, splenetic, wrathful, at daggers drawn, in high dudgeon, as black as thunder, ireful, fit to be tied (slang), tooshie (Australian, slang), off the air (Australian, slang), aerated Definition angry Everyone was getting bored and cross. Synonyms angry, impatient, irritable, annoyed, put out, hacked (off) (informal), pissed (taboo, slang), crusty, snappy, grumpy, vexed, pissed off (taboo, slang), sullen, surly, fractious, petulant, disagreeable, short, churlish, peeved (informal), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, fretful, waspish, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, ill-humoured, liverish, captious, pettish, out of humour, hoha (New Zealand) Definition having a bad temper You sound like an ill-tempered child. Synonyms cross, irritable, grumpy, irascible, sharp, annoyed, impatient, touchy, bad-tempered, curt, spiteful, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), choleric, ill-humoured, liverish- chivvy
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