atrabilaire

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ātrabīlārius (characterized by black bile); surface analysis atrabile +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

atrabilaire (plural atrabilaires)

  1. atrabilious, splenetic, cantankerous
    • 2015 August 23, “Les six vies de Michel Houellebecq”, in Le Monde[1]:
      Paul Léautaud, ce clochard des lettres atrabilaire, ou Antonin Artaud, auteur duThéâtre et son double, qui de son propre corps avait fait un spectacle et le prolongement de son œuvre ?
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