I. ˈkälərik; kəˈlerik, käˈ-, -rēk; sometimes ˈkōlərik adjective
Etymology: Middle English colerik, from Middle French colerique, from Latin cholericus bilious, from Greek cholerikos, from cholera + -ikos -ic
1. obsolete : having yellow bile as the predominating bodily humor ; also : having the bodily conformation and temperament thought to be characteristic of such predominance
2.
a. : easily moved to anger : hot-tempered , irascible
where melancholic men abandon effort, men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing — H.G.Wells
a choleric disposition
b. : angry , irate , wrathful
a choleric outburst
the book is clear, convinced and combative, even choleric in places — Times Literary Supplement
Synonyms: see irascible
II.
variant of choleraic