bilious

Definitions


[ˈbɪlɪəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting
(e.g: a bilious attack)

- spiteful; bad-tempered
(e.g: his bilious temperament)

- relating to bile


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘biliary’): from Latin biliosus, from bilis ‘bile’




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