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- 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
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| definition 2: |
resembling bile, as in color.
- synonyms:
- green
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| 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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| related words: |
choleric, moody, sour, sullen |
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| derivations: |
biliously (adv.), biliousness (n.) |
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