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bil·ious
\ˈbilyəs sometimes -lēəs\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French bilieux, from Latin biliosus, from bilis bile + -osus -ose — more at bile
1.
a. : of or relating to bile
b. : marked or accompanied by disordered liver function
< a bilious attack >
broadly : due to or associated with excessive secretion of bile
< suffered three years with a bilious ague >
c. : affected by a bilious disorder
< a bilious patient >
d. : appearing as though affected by a bilious disorder
< a sickly bilious face >
— compare jaundice
2. : of a peevish ill-natured disposition : marked by a glum and morosely sour attitude : fretfully irascible : choleric
< a bilious disagreeable old skinflint >
< looking at life with a bilious eye >
3. : sickeningly unpleasant : of a kind that makes one queasy : nauseating, revolting
< utterly bilious weather >
< with clapboards painted red and bilious yellow — Sinclair Lewis >
• bil·ious·ly adverb
• bil·ious·ness noun -es |