bilious

[ bil-yuhs ]
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adjective
  1. Physiology, Pathology. relating to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.

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

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

Origin of bilious

1
First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin bīliōsus; see origin at bile, -ous

Other 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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British Dictionary definitions for bilious

bilious

/ (ˈbɪlɪəs) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to bile

  2. affected with or denoting any disorder related to excess secretion of bile

  1. informal (esp of colours) extremely distasteful; nauseating: a bilious green

  2. informal bad-tempered; irritable

Origin of bilious

1
C16: from Latin bīliōsus full of bile 1

Derived forms of bilious

  • biliousness, noun

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