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choleric

[kol-er-ik, kuh-ler-ik] / ˈkɒl ər ɪk, kəˈlɛr ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
irritable
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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

Griffith was one of those self-mythologizing frontier characters, a self-promoter of choleric temper and roller-coaster fortunes; the “colonel” title itself is of murky origin, perhaps from some brief spell with the California National Guard.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2022

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

From The New Yorker Jul. 22, 2019

Despite choleric issues on the floor, perhaps the best news in the House is that neither Maloney nor Pingree deserted the chair.

From Fox News Jul. 17, 2019

The innkeeper, who was a choleric gnome of poor disposition, looked out of the door.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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