All 4 Uses of
choleric
in
The Taming of the Shrew
- I tell thee, Kate, 'twas burnt and dried away, And I expressly am forbid to touch it; For it engenders choler, planteth anger; And better 'twere that both of us did fast, Since, of ourselves, ourselves are choleric, Than feed it with such over-roasted flesh.†
Scene 4.1
- ourselves are choleric
Scene 4.1 *choleric = easily moved to anger
- I fear it is too choleric a meat.†
Scene 4.3
- I cannot tell; I fear 'tis choleric.†
Scene 4.3
Definition:
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(choleric) easily moved to anger; or characterized by anger