bilious
Origin of bilious
1Other words for bilious
Other words from bilious
- bil·ious·ly, adverb
- bil·ious·ness, noun
- non·bil·ious, adjective
- non·bil·ious·ly, adverb
- non·bil·ious·ness, noun
- un·bil·ious, adjective
- un·bil·ious·ly, adverb
- un·bil·ious·ness, noun
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How to use bilious in a sentence
When you show people real human beings, most people don't want to be dismissive and bilious.
Where Have These Political Minds Been for the Last Two Years? | Michael Tomasky | August 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI'd already drafted a bitter, bilious, bombastic broadside against the right-wing hacks on the Republican Court.
Paul Begala: Damn You, John Roberts, for Upholding Obamacare | Paul Begala | June 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTGOP is a mummy-wrapped skeleton sitting in its own chilly mausoleum of bilious resentments and creepy sentimentality.
In fact, the GOP is a mummy-wrapped skeleton sitting in its own chilly mausoleum of bilious resentments and creepy sentimentality.
I can't say that I appreciate green shadows under the eyes, nor do I see anything poetic in a bilious air.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume III (of 3) | Charles James Wills
Malta Fever, or bilious remittent fever, is found in some of the islands taken from Spain.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyA Derangement in my stomach which seemed of the bilious kind determined me to return to town in search of advice.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonHe had recently brought Cattledon out of a bilious attack, and ran in this evening to see whether the cure lasted.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series | Mrs. Henry WoodIf you could be hard-hearted enough to win H. from this bilious beverage, would it not be worth the perils?
British Dictionary definitions for bilious
/ (ˈbɪlɪəs) /
of or relating to bile
affected with or denoting any disorder related to excess secretion of bile
informal (esp of colours) extremely distasteful; nauseating: a bilious green
informal bad-tempered; irritable
Origin of bilious
1Derived forms of bilious
- biliousness, noun
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