bilious
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
Antibilious, an′ti-bil′yus, adj. of use against biliousness.
There are some people, and not a few, who cannot take milk without suffering from indigestion or biliousness.
Nervous Breakdowns and How to Avoid Them | Charles David MusgroveWhen taken in this form it certainly causes indigestion as well as biliousness.
Nervous Breakdowns and How to Avoid Them | Charles David MusgroveThese precautions will often serve to avoid the biliousness which so frequently spoils the first few days of the holiday.
Nervous Breakdowns and How to Avoid Them | Charles David MusgroveNo wonder we hear of spring fever and spring biliousness, and have thousands of nostrums for clearing the blood in the spring.
British Dictionary definitions for bilious
/ (ˈbɪlɪəs) /
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
1Derived forms of bilious
- biliousness, noun
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