choleric

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++chol·e·ric /ˈkɒlərɪk $ ˈkɑː-/ adjective literary  BAD ATbad-tempered or angry 脾气坏的；生气的 He was a choleric, ill-tempered man. 他是个动辄生气、脾气很坏的人。

Examples from the Corpus

choleric• He was impatient and choleric.• He was a passionate, combative, choleric, and difficult man, frequently embroiled in legal disputes.• He was a choleric, self-important little man.• Long was a choleric, short-tempered man who was a constant trial to colleagues in opposition or in power.

chol·e·ric adjectiveChineseSyllable  

or angry bad-tempered Corpus

choleric
chol‧e‧ric /ˈkɒlərɪk $ ˈkɑː-/ adjective literary
bad-tempered or angry:
    He was a choleric, ill-tempered man.

chol·er·icBrE /ˈkɒlərɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːlərɪk/ 🔊 adjective (formal) easily made angry 易怒的；暴躁的；动辄发怒的 SYN bad-tempered