Choleric - Dictionary Definition and Overview

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]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)