choleric
/ˈkɒləɪk/KO-lur-ik
/ˈkɑlɚɪk/KAH-lur-ik
Meaningbilious; quick to anger
Common meaning: bad-tempered
- cholbile, gallLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1732 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
- icadjective ending: relating to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek χολή ‘bile, gall’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry χολή, p. 1732 · dictionary scan
Roots
- χολή Greek “bile, gall”
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