Choleric
Choleric adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: watch out for the choleric librarian at the reference desk
Crotchety is a synonym for choleric in bad-tempered topic. In some cases you can use "Crotchety" instead an adjective "Choleric".
Nearby Word: cholera
Crotchety
Crotchety adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: I get crotchety after a long day at work
Nearby Word: crotchet
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and choleric
- irritable and crotchety
- cranky and choleric
- cranky and crotchety
- short-tempered and choleric
- short-tempered and crotchety
- testy and choleric
- testy and crotchety
- touchy and choleric
- touchy and crotchety
- fractious and choleric
- fractious and crotchety
- irascible and choleric
- irascible and crotchety
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