choleric : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: choleric	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for choleric
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
choleric adj easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander" Synonym(s): choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick- tempered, short-tempered characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response" Synonym(s): choleric, irascible
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Choleric \Chol"eric\, a. [L. cholericus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. chol[82]rique.] 1. Abounding with, or producing choler, or bile. --Dryden. 2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger. 3. Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. [bd]Choleric* speech.[b8] --Sir W. Raleigh. {Choleric temperament}, the bilious temperament.