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bilious

bil·ious

bilious

 
 
pronunciation:
bI li s
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: suffering from an excess of bile or malfunction of the liver.
synonyms:
nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sick
similar words:
greenish, sickly
definition 2: resembling bile, as in color.
synonyms:
green
definition 3: ill-tempered; irritable.
He was in a bilious mood that morning and no one was spared his temper.
synonyms:
cantankerous, crabby, irritable, peevish, petulant, snappish
similar words:
angry, cranky, cross, grouchy, grumpy, nasty, short-tempered, testy, touchy
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derivations: biliously (adv.), biliousness (n.)