choleric
2 synonyms and 5 antonyms for choleric, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Relating to choler, the yellow bodily fluid once thought to affect mood.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Relating to choler, the yellow bodily fluid once thought to affect mood.
“Rage and swearing were the natural secretions of Oswald's mind at every season of perplexity; he became angry when other types would be despondent. Where melancholic men abandon effort, men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing.”
2. adj
Describes someone who is quick to lose their temper, or whose whole nature is dominated by this.
Opposites
Etymology
From Middle English colerik (“(adjective) of or relating to, or dominated by, choler; of diseases: caused by excessive or toxic choler; of persons or their temperament: dominated by choler, irascible, quick to anger, choleric; of weather or zodiac signs: favourable to choler; (noun) person dominated by choler, person w...
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