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bilious

Pronunciation: /ˈbɪl.i.əs/

The English word “bilious” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
  2. Resembling bile, especially in color.
  3. Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.
  4. Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

Etymology

From French bilieux, from Latin bīliōsus (“full of bile”), from bīlis (“bile”) + -ōsus (“full of”).

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