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choleric

chol·er·ic [ kóllərik, kə lérrik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
bad-tempered: showing or tending to show anger or irritation ( literary )

[14th century. Directly and via French< Latin cholericus "bilious" < Greek kholera (see cholera)]

chol·er·i·cal·ly adverb
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