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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chol•er•ic (kol′ər ik, kə ler′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - extremely irritable or easily angered;
irascible:a choleric disposition. - [Obs.]
- bilious.
- causing biliousness.
- Greek cholerikós. See cholera, -ic
- Medieval Latin colericus bilious, Latin cholericus
- Middle English colerik 1300–50
chol′er•i•cal•ly, chol′er•ic•ly, adv. chol′er•ic•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wrathful, testy, impatient, touchy.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged phlegmatic, tranquil.
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