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(bɪliəs)

1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.

[written, disapproval]

...a bilious shade of green.

2. adjective

If you feel bilious, you feel sick and have a headache.

She is suffering a bilious attack.

Synonyms: sick, nauseated, queasy, out of sorts More Synonyms of bilious

3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Bilious is sometimes used to describe the feelings or behaviour of someone who is extremely angry or bad-tempered.

[written]

His speech was a bilious, rancorous attack on young people.

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bilious in British English

(ˈbɪlɪəs)

adjective

of or relating to bile

affected with or denoting any disorder related to excess secretion of bile

3. informal

(esp of colours) extremely distasteful; nauseating

a bilious green

4. informal

bad-tempered; irritable

Derived forms

biliousness (ˈbiliousness)

noun

Word origin

C16: from Latin bīliōsus full of bile1

bilious in American English

(ˈbɪljəs)

adjective

of the bile

having or resulting from some ailment of the bile or the liver

having the appearance of one who has such an ailment

bad-tempered; cross

Derived forms

biliously (ˈbiliously)

adverb

biliousness (ˈbiliousness)

noun

Word origin

Fr bilieux < L biliosus < bilis, bile

Examples of 'bilious' in a sentence
bilious

It's the big painting next door," she said to Salmon Tie, "with that bilious sky.I turn away, gagging on the bilious waves of resentment rising up within me.It was large, painted the same bilious yellow and battleship gray as every other office and corridor in the Omaha Central Post Office.I get the most awful pains in my tummy, but not like a bilious attack, and-oh, Father!

1 (adjective) in the sense of gaudy

Definition

(of a colour) harsh and offensive

the bilious green overstuffed sofas

Synonyms

gaudy

a gaudy orange-and-purple hat

flash (informal)

loud

He liked to shock with his earrings and loud clothes.

garish

garish purple curtains

glaring

vulgar

The decor is ugly, tasteless and vulgar.

brash

tacky (informal)

tacky red sunglasses

flashy

a flashy sports car

lurid

tasteless

spectacularly tasteless objets d'art

naff (British, slang)

brassy

big brassy ear-rings

2 (adjective) in the sense of sick

Definition

nauseous

She appears to be suffering a bilious attack.

Synonyms

sick

The very thought of food made him feel sick.

nauseated

queasy

He was prone to sickness and already felt queasy.

out of sorts

At times, he has seemed lifeless and out of sorts.

nauseous

Sea travel makes me feel nauseous.

liverish (informal)

The morning after the party I was feeling a bit liverish.

3 (adjective) in the sense of bad-tempered

Definition

bad-tempered

(informal)

a bilious, rancorous attack

Synonyms

bad-tempered

a crusty, bad-tempered, ill-humoured character

cross

Everyone was getting bored and cross.

angry

an angry rant

nasty

irritable

He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable.

edgy

She was nervous and edgy, waiting for the phone to ring.

grumpy

I'm always grumpy in the morning.

touchy

He is very touchy about his past.

petulant

He whined like a petulant child.

ill-tempered

You sound like an ill-tempered child.

irascible

He had an irascible temper.

cantankerous

You're just a cantankerous so-and-so.

tetchy

You always get tetchy when you're hungry.

ratty (British, New Zealand, informal)

I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up.

tooshie (Australian, slang)

testy

Ben gets testy when he is hungry.

chippy (informal)

short-tempered

I'm a bit short-tempered sometimes.

grouchy (informal)

Grandfather is a grouchy old so-and-so.

peevish

Lack of sleep always made him peevish.

crabby

I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry.

choleric

He plays a choleric old schoolmaster.

splenetic

retired military men with splenetic opinions

crotchety (informal)

a crotchety old man

ill-humoured

chippy (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of angry

Definition

feeling or expressing annoyance or rage

an angry rant

Synonyms

furious,

cross,

heated,

mad (informal),

raging,

provoked,

outraged,

annoyed,

passionate,

irritated,

raving,

hacked (off) (US, slang),

choked,

pissed (taboo, slang),

infuriated,

hot,

incensed,

enraged,

ranting,

exasperated,

irritable,

resentful,

nettled,

snappy,

indignant,

pissed off (taboo, slang),

irate,

tumultuous,

displeased,

uptight (informal),

riled,

up in arms,

incandescent,

ill-tempered,

irascible,

antagonized,

waspish,

piqued,

hot under the collar (informal),

on the warpath,

hopping mad (informal),

foaming at the mouth,

choleric,

splenetic,

wrathful,

at daggers drawn,

in high dudgeon,

as black as thunder,

ireful,

fit to be tied (slang),

tooshie (Australian, slang),

off the air (Australian, slang),

aerated

in the sense of brassy

Definition

brazen or flashy

big brassy ear-rings

Synonyms

flashy,

loud,

blatant,

vulgar,

gaudy,

garish,

jazzy (informal),

showy,

obtrusive

in the sense of cantankerous

Definition

quarrelsome or bad-tempered

You're just a cantankerous so-and-so.

Synonyms

bad-tempered,

contrary,

perverse,

irritable,

crusty,

grumpy,

disagreeable,

cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal),

irascible,

tetchy,

ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),

testy,

quarrelsome,

waspish,

grouchy (informal),

arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),

peevish,

crabby,

choleric,

crotchety (informal),

ill-humoured,

liverish,

captious,

difficult

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bilious

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bile
bilge
bilious
bilk
bill
billet

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bilious

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单词	bilious
释义	Trends of bilious View usage for: bilious (bɪliəs) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting. [written, disapproval] ...a bilious shade of green. 2. adjective If you feel bilious, you feel sick and have a headache. She is suffering a bilious attack. Synonyms: sick, nauseated, queasy, out of sorts More Synonyms of bilious 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Bilious is sometimes used to describe the feelings or behaviour of someone who is extremely angry or bad-tempered. [written] His speech was a bilious, rancorous attack on young people. More Synonyms of bilious bilious in British English (ˈbɪlɪəs) adjective 1. of or relating to bile 2. affected with or denoting any disorder related to excess secretion of bile 3. informal (esp of colours) extremely distasteful; nauseating a bilious green 4. informal bad-tempered; irritable Derived forms biliousness (ˈbiliousness) noun Word origin C16: from Latin bīliōsus full of bile1 bilious in American English (ˈbɪljəs) adjective 1. of the bile 2. having or resulting from some ailment of the bile or the liver 3. having the appearance of one who has such an ailment 4. bad-tempered; cross Derived forms biliously (ˈbiliously) adverb biliousness (ˈbiliousness) noun Word origin Fr bilieux < L biliosus < bilis, bile Examples of 'bilious' in a sentence bilious It's the big painting next door," she said to Salmon Tie, "with that bilious sky. Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2001) I turn away, gagging on the bilious waves of resentment rising up within me. Alex George LOVE YOU MADLY (2001) It was large, painted the same bilious yellow and battleship gray as every other office and corridor in the Omaha Central Post Office. Clive Barker THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001) I get the most awful pains in my tummy, but not like a bilious attack, and-oh, Father! Colleen McCullough THE THORN BIRDS (2001) 1 (adjective) in the sense of gaudy Definition (of a colour) harsh and offensive the bilious green overstuffed sofas Synonyms gaudy a gaudy orange-and-purple hat flash (informal) loud He liked to shock with his earrings and loud clothes. garish garish purple curtains glaring vulgar The decor is ugly, tasteless and vulgar. brash tacky (informal) tacky red sunglasses flashy a flashy sports car lurid tasteless spectacularly tasteless objets d'art naff (British, slang) brassy big brassy ear-rings 2 (adjective) in the sense of sick Definition nauseous She appears to be suffering a bilious attack. Synonyms sick The very thought of food made him feel sick. nauseated queasy He was prone to sickness and already felt queasy. out of sorts At times, he has seemed lifeless and out of sorts. nauseous Sea travel makes me feel nauseous. liverish (informal) The morning after the party I was feeling a bit liverish. 3 (adjective) in the sense of bad-tempered Definition bad-tempered (informal) a bilious, rancorous attack Synonyms bad-tempered a crusty, bad-tempered, ill-humoured character cross Everyone was getting bored and cross. angry an angry rant nasty irritable He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable. edgy She was nervous and edgy, waiting for the phone to ring. grumpy I'm always grumpy in the morning. touchy He is very touchy about his past. petulant He whined like a petulant child. ill-tempered You sound like an ill-tempered child. irascible He had an irascible temper. cantankerous You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. tetchy You always get tetchy when you're hungry. ratty (British, New Zealand, informal) I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up. tooshie (Australian, slang) testy Ben gets testy when he is hungry. chippy (informal) short-tempered I'm a bit short-tempered sometimes. grouchy (informal) Grandfather is a grouchy old so-and-so. peevish Lack of sleep always made him peevish. crabby I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry. choleric He plays a choleric old schoolmaster. splenetic retired military men with splenetic opinions crotchety (informal) a crotchety old man ill-humoured chippy (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of angry Definition feeling or expressing annoyance or rage an angry rant Synonyms furious, cross, heated, mad (informal), raging, provoked, outraged, annoyed, passionate, irritated, raving, hacked (off) (US, slang), choked, pissed (taboo, slang), infuriated, hot, incensed, enraged, ranting, exasperated, irritable, resentful, nettled, snappy, indignant, pissed off (taboo, slang), irate, tumultuous, displeased, uptight (informal), riled, up in arms, incandescent, ill-tempered, irascible, antagonized, waspish, piqued, hot under the collar (informal), on the warpath, hopping mad (informal), foaming at the mouth, choleric, splenetic, wrathful, at daggers drawn, in high dudgeon, as black as thunder, ireful, fit to be tied (slang), tooshie (Australian, slang), off the air (Australian, slang), aerated in the sense of brassy Definition brazen or flashy big brassy ear-rings Synonyms flashy, loud, blatant, vulgar, gaudy, garish, jazzy (informal), showy, obtrusive in the sense of cantankerous Definition quarrelsome or bad-tempered You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. Synonyms bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable, crusty, grumpy, disagreeable, cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal), irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, grouchy (informal), arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), peevish, crabby, choleric, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, liverish, captious, difficult Nearby words of bilious bike bile bilge bilious bilk bill billet Synonyms of 'bilious' bilious Explore 'bilious' in the dictionary
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