antibilious

American  

[an-tee-bil-yuhs, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈbɪl jəs, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. serving to prevent or cure biliousness.

---

Etymology

Origin of antibilious

First recorded in 1810–20; anti- + bilious

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

antibilious

The matter of which it was composed was gas, of such an extraordinary and unimaginable gasiness that millions of cubic miles of it might easily be compressed into a common antibilious pill-box.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Grant Allen

All who value the health-conserving influence of the absence of financial worry will agree with me that this antibilious stock is about the best.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles

We do not come upon monster advertisements of antibilious pills, hair dye, or soap amid olive groves and vineyards.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Matilda Betham-Edwards

The fruit of the Tamarind is certainly antibilious, and by the virtue of its potash salts it tends to heal any sore places within the mouth.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

This people attributed very beneficial qualities to it, as it was supposed to be digestive, antibilious, and antiscorbutic, as well as refreshing.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---