choleric

raivoisa, koleerinen

kiivas (according to theories of the four w:humorism humours or w:Four temperaments|temperaments) Having a temperament characterized by an excess of choler; easily becoming angry.
14th c., (w), (w), General Prologue, line 589,https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales/General_Prologue

The REVE was a sclendre colerik man.

And let a man beware, how he keepeth company with choleric and quarrelsome persons; for they will engage him into their own quarrels.

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.

Beneath his choleric exterior Gerald O’Hara had the tenderest of hearts.

What, what, my lord! are you so choleric

With Eleanor, for telling but her dream?

How angry the poor devil is! In fine, thou art as choleric as a cook by a fireside.

For God’s sake, madam, why so choleric?

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.

I fear it is too choleric a meat.

How say you to a fat tripe finely broil’d?

The cholerics show ambition, stubbornness, love of work, courage (..)

No one utters more caustic comments than a sarcastic choleric!

Persons laboring under pulmonary affections appear to be less liable than others, though I have found softened tubercles in some cholerics.