bilious
AdjectiveUS[bil-ee-uhs]/ˈbɪliəs/3 syllables
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Adjective (3)
- relating to or containing bileSynonyms: biliaryRelating to bile
- suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distressSynonyms: liverishliveryOpposite wellSimilar ill, sick
- irritable as if suffering from indigestionSynonyms: atrabiliousdyspepticliverishOpposite good-naturedSimilar ill-natured
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bil′ious (bĭl′yŭs), adjective
Origin: L. biliosus, fr. bilis bile.
1. Of or pertaining to the bile.
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.
3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. “A bilious old nabob.” Thomas Babington Macaulay
Bilious temperament. See Temperament.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54