bilious
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bilious
- /ˈbɪl.i.əs/ UK
- /ˈbɪl.jəs/ US
- /ˈbɪl.i.əs/ US
Rhymes with -ɪliəs, -ɪljəs
Where it comes from
From French bilieux, from Latin bīliōsus (“full of bile”), from bīlis (“bile”) + -ōsus (“full of”).
adjective more bilious · most bilious
- Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- Resembling bile, especially in color. Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper, Till gold be at a discount, and ashamed To show his bilious face, go purge himself, In emulation of her vestal whiteness.
- Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile. Perry tells me that Mr. Cole never touches malt liquor. You would not think it to look at him, but he is bilious—Mr. Cole is very bilious.
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Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
The glorified spirit of a great statesman and philosopher dawdling, like a bilious old Nabob at a watering-place, over quarterly reviews and novels—dropping in to pay long calls—making excursions in search of the picturesque!
Similar: choleric, irascible, peevish, testy, cranky, splenetic · Opposite: pleasant, amiable, good-natured, genial, even-tempered
Translations
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adj of or pertaining to bile
| Español | biliar, biliario |
|---|---|
| Français | bilieux, biliaire |
| Deutsch | giftig, widerlich |
| Русский | же́лчный žélčnyj |
adj suffering from real or supposed liver disorder
| Español | bilioso |
|---|---|
| Français | bilieux, insuffisant hépatique |
| Deutsch | gallig |
| Italiano | bilioso |
adj irritable, irascible
| Español | atrabiliario, atrabilioso, intranquillo, colérico, iracundo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 胆汁の tanjuuno |
| Français | atrabilaire, bileux, colérique, coléreux |
| Deutsch | reizbar |
| Русский | же́лчный žélčnyj, раздражи́тельный razdražítelʹnyj |
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title = {bilious},
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