CHOLER


Meaning of CHOLER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-lər, ˈkō- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English coler, from Anglo-French colre, colere, from Latin cholera cholera, from Greek

Date: 14th century

1.

a. archaic : yellow bile

b. obsolete : bile 1a

2. obsolete : the quality or state of being bilious

3. : ready disposition to irritation : irascibility ; also : anger

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