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–adjective

1.	Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.

2.	Pathology. suffering from, caused by, or attended by trouble with the bile or liver.

3.	peevish; irritable; cranky.

4.	extremely unpleasant or distasteful: a long scarf of bright, bilious green.

[Origin: 1535–45; < L bīliōsus. See bile, -ous

]

—Related forms

bil·ious·ly, adverb

bil·ious·ness, noun

—Synonyms 3. grumpy, crabby, cross, grouchy, dyspeptic.

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bil·ious Audio Help (bĭl'yəs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or containing bile; biliary.
1. Characterized by an excess secretion of bile.
2. Relating to, characterized by, or experiencing gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gallbladder.
3. Appearing as if affected by such a disorder; sickly.
Resembling bile, especially in color: a bilious green.
Having a peevish disposition; ill-humored.

bil'ious·ly adv., bil'ious·ness n.

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bilious
adjective
1.	relating to or containing bile
2.	suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
3.	irritable as if suffering from indigestion [syn: atrabilious]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bilious [ˈbiljəs] adjective

of, or affected by, too much bile
Example: a bilious attack

Arabic:	صفراوي، صَفْراوي، خاصٌّ بالصّفراء
Chinese (Simplified):	胆汁过多的
Chinese (Traditional):	膽汁過多的
Czech:	žluč(ník)ový
Danish:	galde-
Dutch:	gal-
Estonian:	sapine, sapi-
Finnish:	sapekas
French:	bilieux
German:	verstimmt
Greek:	πικρόχολος, φαρμακερός
Hungarian:	epe-
Icelandic:	önugur, ergilegur
Indonesian:	penuh kemarahan
Italian:	biliare

Japanese:	胆汁症の
Korean:	화를 잘 내는
Latvian:	žultains; žults-
Lithuanian:	tulžies, tulžingas
Norwegian:	galle-
Polish:	zjadliwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	bilioso
Portuguese (Portugal):	bilioso
Romanian:	biliar
Russian:	жёлчный; раздражительный
Slovak:	žlčový
Slovenian:	žolčni
Spanish:	bilioso; biliar
Swedish:	gallsjuk, gallsprängd, vresig
Turkish:	huysuz, ters, aksi

bil·ious (blys)
adj.

Of, relating to, or containing bile; biliary.
Characterized by an excess secretion of bile.
Relating to, characterized by, or experiencing gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gallbladder.

bilious·ness n.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: bil·ious
Pronunciation: 'bil-y&s
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to bile
2 : marked by or affected with disordered liver function and especially excessive secretion of bile —bil·ious·ness noun

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Bilious

Bil"ious\ (b[i^]l"y[u^]s), a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis bile.]

1. Of or pertaining to the bile.

2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms.

3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. "A bilious old nabob." --Macaulay.

Bilious temperament. See Temperament.

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