From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcholericchol‧e‧ric /ˈkɒlərɪk $ ˈkɑː-/ adjective literary BAD ATbad-tempered or angry He was a choleric, ill-tempered man.
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choleric• He was impatient and choleric.• He was a passionate, combative, choleric, and difficult man, frequently embroiled in legal disputes.• He was a choleric, self-important little man.• Long was a choleric, short-tempered man who was a constant trial to colleagues in opposition or in power. 