/ ˈkɒlərɪk; NAmE ˈkɑːl-/ adjective
( formal ) easily made angry
SYN bad-tempered
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense bilious ): from Old French cholerique , via Latin from Greek kholerikos , from kholera diarrhoea, which in late Latin acquired the senses bile or anger , from Greek kholē bile.