HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of cholerous | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Of or related to choler, yellow bile; choleric
  2. Angry or irritable; choleric
  3. Afflicted or contaminated with cholera.

Examples

“Which will accompanied be with flegmatick and cholerous humours.”
“A cholerous soldier, jealous of his rights, struck the vase with his axe, exclaiming that the king had no right to more than fell to his allotment.”
“Persons who became ill, soon after being exposed to the influences of an atmosphere supposed to be impregnated with cholerous exhalations.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See cholerous used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free