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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
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