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ADJECTIVE (3)

1. easily moved to anger;
- Example: "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells

2. quickly aroused to anger;
- Example: "a hotheaded commander"
[syn: choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered]

3. characterized by anger;
- Example: "a choleric outburst"
- Example: "an irascible response"
[syn: choleric, irascible]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Choleric \Chol"er*ic\, a. [L. cholericus, Gr. ?: cf. F.
   chol['e]rique.]
   1. Abounding with, or producing choler, or bile. --Dryden.
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   2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger.
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   3. Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. "Choleric
      speech." --Sir W. Raleigh.
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   Choleric temperament, the bilious temperament.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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:
       choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-
       tempered, short-tempered]
    3: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible
       response" [syn: choleric, irascible]