adjective
bilious
BIL-ee-us/ˈbɪliəs/
Affected by or associated with bile.
The old medical record describes a bilious illness with nausea.
Etymology
Bile was once believed to cause peevishness when present in excess. Thus a word describing a bodily condition came to describe an irritable or ill-tempered person.
In context
he waked up bilious, irritable, ill- tempered, and looked with hatred at his room.
More examples
- The old diary describes a bilious attack with nausea.
- The medical report describes the fluid as bilious.
- The medical text discusses bilious secretions.
Forms
bilious