Word: choleric Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English colerik (“(adjective) of or relating to, or dominated by, choler; of diseases: caused by excessive or toxic choler; of persons or their temperament: dominated by choler, irascible, quick to anger, choleric; of weather or zodiac signs: favourable to choler; (noun) person dominated by choler, person who is irascible or quick to anger; etc.”), from Anglo-Norman coleric, colerik, colerique, Middle French colerique, and Old French colerique (“(adjective) of or relating to choler; of persons or their temperament: dominated by choler, irascible, quick to anger; angry, enraged; (noun) person dominated by choler; person who is irascible”) (modern French cholérique), and from their etymon Late Latin cholericus (“quick to anger”), Latin cholericus (“person having cholera”), from Ancient Greek χολερικός (kholerikós, “of or relating to cholera”), from χολέρᾰ (kholéră, “cholera”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’). Χολέρᾰ (Kholéră) is possibly from Pre-Greek, or from χολή (kholḗ, “bile; gall”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green; yellow”). By surface analysis, choler + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or relating to’). Piecewise doublet of choleraic. Adjective sense 2.1 (“of or relating to cholera; affected by cholera”) and noun sense 2.1 (“person suffering from cholera”) are probably influenced by French cholérique (“(adjective) of or relating to cholera; affected by cholera; (noun) person with cholera”). Pronunciation: /ˈkɒləɹɪk/, /ˈkɒlɹɪk/, /kɒˈlɛɹɪk/, /ˈkɑləɹɪk/, /kəˈlɛɹɪk/ 1. Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Labels: historical 2. Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Labels: historical Example: Alway remember, that in wynter fleume increaſeth by reaſon of rayne and moyſtneſſe of that ſeaſon, alſo the length of nyghtes and moche reſte. And therfore in that tyme cholerike perſons, are beſt at eaſe, ſemblably are yonge men, but to olde men wynter is ennemye. Example: And let a Man bevvare, hovv he keepeth Company, vvith Cholerick and Quarelſome Perſons; for they vvill engage him into their ovvne Quarels. 3. Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Labels: historical 4. Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Labels: historical, obsolete Example: [T]he cholerike ſtomake, doth not deſyre ſo much as he may digeſte, the melancholye ſtomake may not digeſte ſo moche as he deſyreth: for colde maketh appetyte, but naturall heate concocteth or boyleth. 5. Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Labels: historical, obsolete 6. Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Labels: historical, obsolete Example: Gru[mio]. VVhat ſay you to a Neats foote? / Kate [Katherina Minola]. 'Tis paſsing good, I prethee let me haue it. / Gru. I feare it is too chollericke a meate. / Hovv ſay you to a fat Tripe finely broyl'd? / Kate. I like it vvell, good Grumio fetch it me. / Gru. I cannot tell, I feare 'tis chollericke. / VVhat ſay you to a peece of Beefe and Muſtard? Example: A chollericke parcell of food it is, that vvho ſo ties himſelfe to racke and manger to for fiue ſummers, and fiue vvinters, he ſhall beget a child that vvill be a ſouldiour and a commaunder before hee hath caſt his firſt teeth, […] 7. Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Labels: broadly Example: […] Moſes might ſeem to bee the ſharpeſt, the rougheſt, and the cholorickeſt man yͭ euer vvas: and that vvas againſt his nature. Example: VVhat, vvhat, my Lord? Are you ſo chollericke / VVith Elianor [Eleanor Cobham], for telling but her dreame? 8. Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Labels: broadly Example: Though that he were poſting in fatal iourney to deaths doore, / Yeet this quick cholerick challenge hee could not abandon. Example: That in the Captaine's but a chollericke vvord, / VVhich in the Souldier is flat blaſphemie. 9. Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). Labels: broadly, obsolete Example: [T]he common opinion is (though long ſince exploded by Columella) that all hot, and choleric grounds, are red or brovvn; cold and dry, blackiſh; cold and moiſt, vvhitiſh; hot and moiſt, ruddy; […] 10. Senses relating to cholera (“any of several acute infectious diseases caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium”). 11. Senses relating to cholera (“any of several acute infectious diseases caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium”). Example: I now proceed to enumerate those lesions and morbid changes found in the bodies of those cut off by cholera, which must have preceded the appearance of the disease, and which, existing, as they did, in very different organs, had no connection with the choleric symptoms, but nevertheless rendered the chance of recovery much less likely.