atrabilarian

Atrabilarian

At`ra*bi*la"ri*an\, Atrabilarious \At`ra*bi*la"ri*ous\, a. [LL. atrabilarius, fr. L. atra bilis black bile: cf. F. atrabilaire, fr. atrabile.] Affected with melancholy; atrabilious. --Arbuthnot.
Webster's Revised

Atrabilarian

At`ra*bi*la"ri*an\, n. A person much given to melancholy; a hypochondriac. --I. Disraeli.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Atrabilarian is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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