[syn: atrabilious, bilious, dyspeptic, liverish]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bilious \Bil"ious\ (b[i^]l"y[u^]s), a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis
bile.]
1. Of or pertaining to the bile.
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2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess
of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or
characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms.
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3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. "A bilious old nabob."
--Macaulay.
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Bilious temperament. See Temperament.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bilious
adj 1: relating to or containing bile [syn: bilious,
biliary]
2: suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric
distress [syn: bilious, liverish, livery]
3: irritable as if suffering from indigestion [syn:
atrabilious, bilious, dyspeptic, liverish]