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choleric

[kol-er-ik, kuh-ler-ik] / ˈkɒl ər ɪk, kəˈlɛr ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
irritable
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Even outside politics, Mr. Jones’s choleric, wide-eyed style has influenced the way in which a new generation of conspiracy theorists looks for fame online.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2022

Goodell’s imposition of “discipline” — an infantilizing word for adult workplace conduct — has veered between politically calculating and choleric.

From Washington Post Aug. 2, 2022

Some of the most amusing hate mail I’ve ever gotten was from choleric New Yorkers in 1998.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2021

Her father, Giuseppe, a loud, choleric Triestine, always took a cold shower in the morning:

From The New Yorker Jul. 22, 2019

The knights of the Round Table were sent out as a measure against Fort Mayne, and the choleric barons who lived by Fort Mayne took the cudgels with the ferocity of despair.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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