Both Uses of
choleric
in
War and Peace
- The commander of the regiment was an elderly, choleric, stout, and thick-set general with grizzled eyebrows and whiskers, and wider from chest to back than across the shoulders.†
Chpt 2
- On hearing this the regimental commander hung his head, silently shrugged his shoulders, and spread out his arms with a choleric gesture.†
Chpt 2 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(choleric) easily moved to anger; or characterized by anger
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus