choleric

Example Sentences

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Henry Shields, the choleric, John Cleese-like one, plays Mr. Darling and Captain Hook; Henry Lewis, the haunted teddy bear, is naturally Nana; and Jonathan Sayer is the headphoned idiot who barely belongs on a stage.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

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

His leadership style may be choleric, but that is not what caused him to fulfill his horrific fate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2020

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

From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019

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

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman