† melancholericadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Containing black bile.
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cholerica1398
melancholianta1400
gallish1551
melancholical1559
melancholish1562
cholerical1569
cholerous1583
atrabilar1597
melancholic1598
atrabilaric1620
melancholeric1650
atrabilious1651
bilious1651
atrabilary1676
atrabilarian1678
atrabilous1681
atrabilarious1684
atrabiliary1725
biliary1837
acholic1866
1650 T. Venner Treat. Tobacco in Baths of Bathe 415 Tobacco any way, or any time used, is most pernicious unto dry melan-cholerick bodies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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