choleric

Meaning

Adj

1. (historical) 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).
4. (obsolete) Causing an excess of choler.

Noun

1. A person with a choleric temperament.
2. A person suffering from cholera (infectious disease).

Synonyms

bilious

irascible

irritable

quick-tempered

short-tempered

hotheaded

hot-tempered

heated

hot

🥵

huffy

excitable

bruising

maniac

peevish

iracund

rabid

wrothful

sizzling

spitfire

techy

tetchy

touchy

vehement

fiery

fretful

frantic

furious

Translations

colérico

colérico

colèric

irascible

cholerisch

irascibile

colérique

collerico

cholerisch

geniüt

opvliegend

aufbrausend

prikkelbaar

iracund

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒl(ə)ɹɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: colerik

In summary

From Middle English colerik, from Old French colerique, from Latin cholericus, from Ancient Greek χολερικός (kholerikós). By surface analysis, choler + -ic.