ATRABILIOUS

atrabilious, bilious, dyspeptic, liverish

(adjective) irritable as if suffering from indigestion

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

atrabilious (comparative more atrabilious, superlative most atrabilious)

(medicine, obsolete) Having an excess of black bile.

Characterized by melancholy.

Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.

Synonyms

• (characterized by melancholy): See Thesaurus:sad

• (ill-natured): See Thesaurus:irritable

Source: Wiktionary

At`ra*bil"ious, a.

Definition: Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabiliary. Dunglision. A hard-faced, atrabilious, earnest-eyed race. Lowell. He was constitutionally atrabilious and scornful. Froude.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition