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Gender Masculine
Usage Late Greek
Scripts Ὀξυχόλιος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsVariant transcriptions: Oxucholios, Oxukholios, Oxykholios. Latinized form: Oxycholius
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek adjective ὀξύχολος (oxycholos) meaning "quick to anger, quick-tempered". It consists of the Greek adjective ὀξύς (oxys) meaning "sharp, keen, pointed" as well as "quick, swift" combined with the Greek noun χόλος (cholos) meaning "gall, bile" as well as "anger, wrath, bitterness". Also compare the closely related adjective χόλιος (cholios) meaning "angry".