choleric
Plural: cholerics
Adjective Satellite
- easily moved to anger; - H.G.Wells
- "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"
- quickly aroused to anger
- characterized by anger
- "a choleric outburst"
Adj
- Having a temperament characterized by an excess of choler; easily becoming angry.
- Showing or expressing anger.
- Of or relating to cholera (infectious disease).
- Causing an excess of choler.
Noun
- A person with a choleric temperament.
- A person suffering from cholera (infectious disease).
Adjective
- Easily angered; irritable or bad-tempered.
Examples
- His choleric reaction to a disputed word made the game tense.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English colerik, from Old French colerique, from Latin cholericus, from Ancient Greek χολερικός (kholerikós). By surface analysis, choler + -ic.
Synonyms
hot-tempered, hotheaded, irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered, angry, ill-tempered, indignant, irate, temperamental, vexed, wrathful
Scrabble Score: 15
choleric: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcholeric: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
choleric: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary