The Only Use of
choleric
in
The Scarlet Letter
- A squirrel, from the lofty depths of his domestic tree, chattered either in anger or merriment—for the squirrel is such a choleric and humorous little personage, that it is hard to distinguish between his moods—so he chattered at the child, and flung down a nut upon her head.†
p. 138.5
Definition:
easily moved to anger; or characterized by anger