choleric vs phlegmatic

choleric

noun
  • A person with a choleric temperament. 

  • A person suffering from cholera (infectious disease). 

adj
  • Of or relating to cholera (infectious disease). 

  • Having a temperament characterized by an excess of choler; easily becoming angry. 

  • Showing or expressing anger. 

phlegmatic

adj
  • Generating, causing, or full of phlegm. 

  • Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish. 

noun
  • One who has a phlegmatic disposition. 

How often have the words choleric and phlegmatic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )