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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Choleric \Chol"er*ic\, a. [L. cholericus Gr ?: cf F. chol['e]rique.] 1. Abounding with or producing choler, or bile. --Dryden. 2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger. 3. Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. ``Choleric speech.'' --Sir W. Raleigh. {Choleric temperament}, the bilious temperament. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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: {irascible}, {hotheaded}, {hot-tempered}, {quick-tempered}, {short}, {short-tempered}] 3: characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" [syn: {irascible}]
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