Choleric, 1) irascible: Err. II, 2, 63. Shr. IV, 1, 177. Lr. I, 1, 302.
2) angry: “a c. word,” Meas. II, 2, 130. “before you were so c.” Err. II, 2, 68. Caes. IV, 3, 43. Per. IV, 6, 177. Followed by with: “are you so c. with Eleanor,” H6B I, 2, 51.
3) making irascible: “too c. a meat,” Shr. IV, 3, 19. 22 (cf. Err. II, 2, 63. Shr. IV, 1, 175. 177).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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