choleric
/,kɔkərik/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Characterized by anger; easily angered; irascible: Describes a person who is frequently or quickly aroused to anger, or a temperament prone to outbursts of irritation.
- Pertaining to or caused by choler: In historical medicine, relating to one of the four bodily humors (yellow bile), believed to cause a fiery, irritable temperament.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- His choleric temperament made him difficult to work with during stressful negotiations.
- The manager's choleric outburst startled the entire office.
- She gave a choleric response to the criticism.
Advanced Usage
- "Choleric humor": A historical term from medieval physiology referring to the bodily fluid (yellow bile) thought to cause an angry, passionate disposition.
- In medieval medicine, an excess of choleric humor was believed to make a person aggressive.
- "Choleric disposition": A formal way to describe someone's naturally irritable or hot-tempered nature.
- Despite his choleric disposition, he was a loyal friend.
Variants and Related Words
- Choler (n, archaic): Anger or irritability.
- He spoke with considerable choler.
- Cholerically (adv): In an angry or irritable manner.
- He replied cholerically to the provocation.
Synonyms
- Irascible: Having a tendency to be easily angered.
- Hot-tempered: Quickly and easily angered.
- Cantankerous: Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
- Testy: Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered.
Antonyms
- Placid: Not easily upset or excited; calm.
- Even-tempered: Not easily annoyed or angered; calm.
- Amiable: Having a friendly and pleasant manner.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "To have a choleric nature": To be naturally prone to anger.
- The captain was known to have a choleric nature, so the crew treaded carefully.
- "A fit of choler": (Archaic) A sudden outburst of anger.
- He was in a fit of choler after hearing the news.
Adjective
- characterized by anger
- a choleric outburst
- an irascible response
- quickly aroused to anger
- a hotheaded commander
- easily moved to anger
- men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing- H.G.Wells