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bilious.

Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɪl.i.əs/UK/ˈbɪl.jəs/General-American/ˈbɪl.i.əs/General-American
  1. Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.

  2. Resembling bile, especially in color.

  3. Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.

  4. Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

Where this word comes from

From French bilieux, from Latin bīliōsus (“full of bile”), from bīlis (“bile”) + -ōsus (“full of”).

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