'Choleric' definitions:
Definition of 'choleric'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells
adjective
Quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" [syn: choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick- tempered, short-tempered]
adjective
Characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" [syn: choleric, irascible]
Definition of 'Choleric'
From: GCIDE
- Choleric \Chol"er*ic\, a. [L. cholericus, Gr. ?: cf. F. chol['e]rique.]
- 1. Abounding with, or producing choler, or bile. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. "Choleric speech." --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- Choleric temperament, the bilious temperament. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'choleric'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acerb,
- acerbate,
- acerbic,
- acid,
- acidic,
- acidulent,
- acidulous,
- acrimonious,
- ambivert,
- angry,
- bilious,
- bitter,
- burning,
- captious,
- carping,
- caustic,
- cranky,
- cycloid,
- cyclothyme,
- cyclothymic,
- dyspeptic,
- ectomorph,
- embittered,
- endomorph,
- extrovert,
- faultfinding,
- fiery,
- heated,
- hot-tempered,
- indignant,
- introvert,
- irate,
- ireful,
- jaundiced,
- mad,
- melancholic,
- mesomorph,
- phlegmatic,
- quick-tempered,
- rancorous,
- rankled,
- ratty,
- resentful,
- resenting,
- sanguine,
- schizoid,
- schizothyme,
- sore,
- sour,
- sour-tempered,
- soured,
- splenetic,
- spunky,
- stewing,
- syntone,
- testy,
- tetchy,
- touchy,
- vinegarish,
- virulent,
- waxy,
- wrathful,
- wrathy,
- wroth