bilious
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin bīliōsus (“full of bile”), from bīlis (“bile”) + -ōsus (“full of”).
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[edit] Adjective
bilious (comparative more bilious, superlative most bilious)
- Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, thus making one ill-natured.
- Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- Irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
- The students had learned not to ask questions of the bilious professor.
[edit] Related terms
- atrabilious (full of black bile)
- bile
[edit] Translations
suffering from real or supposed liver disorder
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of or pertaining to bile
irritable, irascible
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