bilious
[ bil-yuhs ]
Origin of bilious
1Other words for bilious
Other words from bilious
- bil·ious·ly, adverb
- bil·ious·ness, noun
- non·bil·ious, adjective
- non·bil·ious·ly, adverb
- non·bil·ious·ness, noun
- un·bil·ious, adjective
- un·bil·ious·ly, adverb
- un·bil·ious·ness, noun
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How to use bilious in a sentence
Here over greens and cold water the father sighed, the mother wept apart, the clerk eyed biliously the meagre fare.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) | James S. De BennevilleThe moonlight biliously smudged her face, and I noticed her staring eyes.
Melomaniacs | James Huneker
British Dictionary definitions for bilious
bilious
/ (ˈbɪlɪəs) /
adjective
of or relating to bile
affected with or denoting any disorder related to excess secretion of bile
informal (esp of colours) extremely distasteful; nauseating: a bilious green
informal bad-tempered; irritable
Origin of bilious
1C16: from Latin bīliōsus full of bile 1
Derived forms of bilious
- biliousness, noun
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