choleric

1. (humorism, historical) Having a temperament characterized by an excess of choler; easily becoming angry.Examples: "And let a man beware, how he keepeth company with choleric and quarrelsome persons; for they will engage him into their own quarrels."; "1640, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum; or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, etc., in The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple George Herbert, London: Pickering, 1841, p. 146, From a choleric man withdraw a little; from him that says nothing for ever."; "As it was clear that he was a choleric fellow in some respects, Mr Swiveller was relieved to find him in such good humour, and, to encourage him in it, smiled himself."Synonyms: ill-tempered, irascible, temperamentalhistorical

2. (obsolete) Causing an excess of choler.Examples: "I fear it is too choleric a meat. How say you to a fat tripe finely broil’d?"obsolete