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Choleric is an English word with synonyms like irascible or passionate. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Choleric in a sentence

Choleric meaning

  1. Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”).
  2. Of or relating to choler.

Synonyms of Choleric

irascible passionate hotheaded hot-tempered quick-tempered short-tempered ill-natured angry

Related words

Other words often associated with Choleric or its synonyms:

maddened incensed madcap bristly ablaze impassioned angered mad bilious crotchety fervent fanatical

Using Choleric

  • The main meaning on this page is: Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”). | Of or relating to choler. | Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”).
  • Useful related words include: irascible, passionate, hotheaded, hot-tempered.

Context around Choleric

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bile 1×

Sentence patterns with Choleric

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as a choleric 1× yellow bile choleric and phlegm 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an imbalance of 1× john w draper 1×

Common sentence endings:

and phlegm phlegmatic 1× as a choleric 1×

Words around Choleric

Just before it in the word index:

cholerae 17 cholera 340 cholent 2 cholecystectomies 2 cholecalciferol 2 chole 7

Just after it in the word index:

cholerton 2 choles 2 cholesterol 389 cholesteryl 4 cholet 2 choli 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Choleric

  • In this selection, "choleric" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bile stand out and add context to how "choleric" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a choleric and yellow bile choleric and phlegm. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "choleric" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with choleric

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

An imbalance of each humor corresponded with a particular human temperament (blood—sanguine, black bile—melancholic, yellow bile—choleric, and phlegm—phlegmatic). (22 words)

John W. Draper points out the parallels between the Elizabethan belief in the four humours and the main characters of the play (for example, Tybalt as a choleric). (28 words)

Longer example sentences

John W. Draper points out the parallels between the Elizabethan belief in the four humours and the main characters of the play (for example, Tybalt as a choleric). (28 words)

An imbalance of each humor corresponded with a particular human temperament (blood—sanguine, black bile—melancholic, yellow bile—choleric, and phlegm—phlegmatic). (22 words)

Example sentences (2)

An imbalance of each humor corresponded with a particular human temperament (blood—sanguine, black bile—melancholic, yellow bile—choleric, and phlegm—phlegmatic).

John W. Draper points out the parallels between the Elizabethan belief in the four humours and the main characters of the play (for example, Tybalt as a choleric).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "choleric" in a sentence?
An example: "An imbalance of each humor corresponded with a particular human temperament (blood—sanguine, black bile—melancholic, yellow bile—choleric, and phlegm—phlegmatic)." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "choleric" from authentic English texts.
What does "choleric" mean?
Choleric means: Senses relating to choler or yellow bile (“one of the four humours formerly believed to be secreted by the liver”).
What are synonyms of "choleric"?
Common synonyms of "choleric" include: irascible, passionate, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered, ill-natured, angry.
How many example sentences with "choleric" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "choleric", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.