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It was a strong and a choleric generation, but we did some things for which the world should thank us.
HUGH WYNNE, FREE QUAKERS. WEIR MITCHELL
And so do those of contrary complexions; for that which is too much for a phlegmatic man, is not sufficient for a choleric.
Besides, I am credibly informed he is choleric and rash, so that he may be concerned in a duel.
THE ADVENTURES OF PEREGRINE PICKLE, VOLUME ITOBIAS SMOLLETT
The choleric face which Mr Meagles turned upon him smoothed when he saw who it was, and he put out his friendly hand.
LITTLE DORRITCHARLES DICKENS
The choleric Valentina was the author of this attack, and in less than a minute she had overwhelmed them with blows.
THE FOURTH ESTATE, VOL. 2ARMANDO PALACIO VALDS
Being old and choleric, he would go off into a fierce passion against the abolitionists.
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF PARDEE BUTLERPARDEE BUTLER
Their utter impotence in the storm of passion reminds me of the directions given by a good New-England deacon to his choleric son.
An earnest, choleric man with his heart in his work, for which I liked him, even to his persistent damning.
THE YEOMAN ADVENTURERGEORGE W. GOUGH
The term commonly used in that period was a choleric lask, which meant profluvium.
A HISTORY OF EPIDEMICS IN BRITAIN, VOLUME II (OF 2)CHARLES CREIGHTON
No complexion or constitution was spared; but those of a choleric habit were most obnoxious to the disease.
A HISTORY OF EPIDEMICS IN BRITAIN (VOLUME I OF II)CHARLES CREIGHTON
WORDS RELATED TO CHOLERIC
- affronted
- annoyed
- bitter
- chafed
- choleric
- cross
- displeased
- enraged
- exacerbated
- exasperated
- ferocious
- fierce
- fiery
- fuming
- furious
- galled
- hateful
- heated
- hot
- huffy
- ill-tempered
- impassioned
- incensed
- indignant
- inflamed
- infuriated
- irascible
- irate
- ireful
- irritable
- irritated
- nettled
- offended
- outraged
- piqued
- provoked
- raging
- resentful
- riled
- sore
- splenetic
- storming
- sulky
- sullen
- tumultous/tumultuous
- turbulent
- uptight
- vexed
- wrathful
- affronted
- annoyed
- bitter
- chafed
- choleric
- cross
- displeased
- enraged
- exacerbated
- exasperated
- ferocious
- fierce
- fiery
- fuming
- furious
- galled
- hateful
- heated
- hot
- huffy
- ill-tempered
- impassioned
- incensed
- indignant
- inflamed
- infuriated
- irascible
- irate
- ireful
- irritable
- irritated
- nettled
- offended
- outraged
- piqued
- provoked
- raging
- resentful
- riled
- sore
- splenetic
- storming
- sulky
- sullen
- tumultous/tumultuous
- turbulent
- uptight
- vexed
- wrathful
- acid
- acrid
- acrimonious
- awkward
- bad-tempered
- blunt
- brusque
- captious
- choleric
- chuffy
- churlish
- crabbed
- cranky
- cross
- crotchety
- crusty
- cynical
- difficult
- dour
- fretful
- gloomy
- glum
- grouchy
- harsh
- huffy
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- irascible
- misanthropic
- morose
- mumpish
- nasty-tempered
- peevish
- perverse
- petulant
- prickly
- saturnine
- snappish
- sour
- splenetic
- sulky
- sullen
- surly
- tart
- testy
- tough
- trying
- unsociable
- acid
- acrid
- acrimonious
- awkward
- bad-tempered
- blunt
- brusque
- captious
- choleric
- chuffy
- churlish
- crabbed
- cranky
- cross
- crotchety
- crusty
- cynical
- difficult
- dour
- fretful
- gloomy
- glum
- grouchy
- harsh
- huffy
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- irascible
- misanthropic
- morose
- mumpish
- nasty-tempered
- peevish
- perverse
- petulant
- prickly
- saturnine
- snappish
- sour
- splenetic
- sulky
- sullen
- surly
- tart
- testy
- tough
- trying
- unsociable
- acid
- acrid
- acrimonious
- awkward
- bad-tempered
- blunt
- brusque
- captious
- choleric
- chuffy
- churlish
- crabbed
- cranky
- cross
- crotchety
- crusty
- cynical
- difficult
- dour
- fretful
- gloomy
- glum
- grouchy
- harsh
- huffy
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- irascible
- misanthropic
- morose
- mumpish
- nasty-tempered
- peevish
- perverse
- petulant
- prickly
- saturnine
- snappish
- sour
- splenetic
- sulky
- sullen
- surly
- tart
- testy
- tough
- trying
- unsociable
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.