- cholerically
- adverb see choleric
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cholerically
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cholerically — See choleric. * * * … Universalium
cholerically — chol·er·i·cal·ly … English syllables
cholerically — … Useful english dictionary
choleric — cholerically, cholericly, adv. cholericness, n. /kol euhr ik, keuh ler ik/, adj. 1. extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible: a choleric disposition. 2. Obs. a. bilious. b. causing biliousness. [1300 50; ME colerik < ML colericus bilious … Universalium
choleric — adjective Date: 1566 1. easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger ; hot tempered 2. angry, irate • cholerically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
cholericly — See cholerically. * * * … Universalium
blimp — [20] The original blimp was a sort of small non rigid military airship used in World War I. Its name is said to have come from its official designation as ‘type B (limp)’ (as opposed to ‘type A (rigid)’). Its rotund flaccidity suggested it in… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
choleric — [ kɒlərɪk] adjective 1》 bad tempered or irritable. 2》 (in medieval belief) influenced by or predominating in choler. Derivatives cholerically adverb … English new terms dictionary
blimp — [20] The original blimp was a sort of small non rigid military airship used in World War I. Its name is said to have come from its official designation as ‘type B (limp)’ (as opposed to ‘type A (rigid)’). Its rotund flaccidity suggested it in… … Word origins
choleric — adj. irascible, angry. Derivatives: cholerically adv. Etymology: ME f. OF cholerique f. L cholericus f. Gk kholerikos: see CHOLER … Useful english dictionary
