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atrabilious

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at⋅ra⋅bil⋅ious

  [a-truh-bil-yuhs]
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–adjective
1. gloomy; morose; melancholy; morbid.
2. irritable; bad-tempered; splenetic.
Also, at⋅ra⋅bil⋅iar.

Origin:
1645–55; < L ātra bīli(s) black bile + -ous

Related forms:
at⋅ra⋅bil⋅ious⋅ness, noun
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at·ra·bil·ious   (āt'rə-bĭl'yəs)   
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.
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