colérico — meaning in English

English meaning

• bilious adj Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
• choleric adj Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”).
• irascible adjective Easily made angry; quick-tempered by nature.

Senses

colérico is used for these senses in English:

• bilious Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
• choleric (humorism, historical) Having a temperament characterized by an excess of choler; easily becoming angry.
• hot-tempered Becoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated.
• irascible Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
• wroth (formal, archaic) Full of anger; wrathful.

bilious — full definition

1. adj Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
2. adj Resembling bile, especially in color.
3. adj Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.
4. adj Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

choleric — full definition

1. adj Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”).
2. adj Of or relating to choler.
3. adj Of a person: having an excess of choler, and thus having a tendency to become angry easily; also, of a person's complexion or temperament: dominated by choler.
4. adj Of a planet or zodiac sign, season, etc.: affecting people having an excess of choler, causing anger or irritability.

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