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choleric

/kɘˈliɘɹɘk/
noun

  1. A person with a choleric temperament.

  2. A person suffering from cholera (infectious disease).

adjective

  1. (according to theories of the four humours or temperaments) Having a temperament characterized by an excess of choler; easily becoming angry.

  2. Showing or expressing anger.

  3. Of or relating to cholera (infectious disease).

Synonymsill-tempered, irascible, angry, indignant, irate, vexed

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