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at·ra·bil·ious A0505600 (ăt′rə-bĭl′yəs) also at·ra·bil·i·ar (-bĭl′ē-ər)adj.1. Inclined to melancholy.2. Having a peevish disposition; surly. [From Latin ātra bīlis, black bile (translation of Greek melankhōliā) : ātra, black; see āter- in Indo-European roots + bīlis, bile.] at′ra·bil′ious·ness n.atrabilious (ˌætrəˈbɪljəs) or atrabiliaradjrare irritable[C17: from Latin ātra bīlis black bile, from āter black + bīlis bile1] ˌatraˈbiliousness nat•ra•bil•ious (ˌæ trəˈbɪl yəs) also at`ra•bil′iar, adj. 1. gloomy; morose; melancholy; morbid. 2. irritable; bad-tempered; splenetic. [1645–55; < Latin ātra bīli(s) black bile + -ous] at`ra•bil′ious•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | atrabilious - irritable as if suffering from indigestiondyspeptic, liverish, biliousill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
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atrabilious Of a peevish or melancholy disposition.atrabiliousenUK
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