anticholeric
|an-ti-col-er-ic|
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/ˌæn.ti.kəˈlɛr.ɪk/
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/ˌæn.ti.kəˈlɒr.ɪk/
against bile; calming irritability
Etymology
'anticholeric' originates from Greek elements 'anti-' and 'chole'; 'anti-' meant 'against' and 'chole' meant 'bile'.
'anticholeric' was formed in English by combining the prefix 'anti-' with 'choleric' (from Latin/Old French via Medieval Latin from Greek 'chole'), producing a term used in humoral medicine and later in figurative senses.
Initially, it meant 'acting against bile' in humoral medicine; over time it has also been used figuratively to mean 'counteracting or moderating a choleric (irritable) temperament.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having the property of counteracting or reducing choler (bile) or a choleric temperament; humoral/medical: acting against excess bile.
The physician prescribed an anticholeric tonic to calm the patient's persistent irritability.
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Adjective 2
figurative: tending to check or moderate anger, irritability, or a quick temper.
Her anticholeric humour soothed the quarrel before it could escalate.
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