choleric

cho·ler·ic

adjective \ˈkä-lə-rik, kə-ˈler-ik\

Definition of CHOLERIC

1

: easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered

2

: angry, irate

— cho·ler·i·cal·ly \-ri-k(ə-)lē, -i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of CHOLERIC

1. <watch out for the choleric librarian at the reference desk>
2. <I absolutely get choleric when a telemarketer calls during the dinner hour.>

First Known Use of CHOLERIC

1566

Related to CHOLERIC

Synonyms

irritable, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety, fiery, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, prickly, quick-tempered, raspy, ratty, short-tempered, snappish, snappy, snarky, snippety, snippy, stuffy, testy, waspish

Antonyms

angerless, delighted, pleased

Related Words

bearish, bilious, cantankerous, cross-grained, curmudgeonly, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, off-color (or off-colored), ornery, querulous, snarly, surly; argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, fractious, fretful, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent; huffy, pouty, sensitive, short, sulky, sullen, tetchy, thin-skinned, touchy; hot-blooded, passionate

Near Antonyms

affable, companionable, cordial, extroverted (also extraverted), friendly, genial, gregarious, outgoing, sociable; agreeable, amiable, good-natured, good-tempered, sweet, well-disposed; carefree, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, relaxed; forbearing, long-suffering, obliging, patient, stoic (or stoical), tolerant, uncomplaining, understanding

Rhymes with CHOLERIC

chimeric, enteric, generic, Homeric, numeric

cho·ler·ic

adjective \ˈkäl-ə-rik, kə-ˈler-ik\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of CHOLERIC

: easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered