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Word: Choleric
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bilious’): from Old French cholerique, via Latin from Greek kholerikos, from kholera (see choler)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒl(ə)rɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
bad-tempered or irritable
Short Definition:bad-tempered or irritable
Examples:- he was a choleric, self-important little man
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