Choleric
Choleric adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: watch out for the choleric librarian at the reference desk
Petulant is a synonym for choleric in testy topic. In some cases you can use "Petulant" instead an adjective "Choleric", when it comes to topics like bad-tempered, peppery.
Nearby Word: cholera
Petulant
Petulant adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems
Choleric is a synonym for petulant in testy topic. You can use "Choleric" instead an adjective "Petulant", if it concerns topics such as peppery.
Nearby Words: petulance, petulantly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and choleric
- irritable and petulant
- cranky and choleric
- cranky and petulant
- short-tempered and choleric
- short-tempered and petulant
- testy and choleric
- testy and petulant
- touchy and choleric
- touchy and petulant
- fiery and choleric
- fiery and petulant
- irascible and choleric
- irascible and petulant
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