Choleric Definition

choleric
adjective
  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"
  3. characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"

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