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atrabilious
or at·ra·bil·iar
[ a-truh-bil-yuhs ]
/ ˌæ trəˈbɪl yəs /
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adjective
gloomy; morose; melancholy; morbid.
irritable; bad-tempered; splenetic.
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Origin of atrabilious
OTHER WORDS FROM atrabilious
at·ra·bil·ious·ness, nounWords nearby atrabilious
ATP, at pains, be at, ATPase, at peace, at present, atrabilious, atracurium besylate, Atrahasis, at random, atraumatic suture, atrazine
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British Dictionary definitions for atrabilious
atrabilious
atrabiliar
/ (ˌætrəˈbɪljəs) /
adjective
rare irritable
Derived forms of atrabilious
atrabiliousness, nounWord Origin for atrabilious
C17: from Latin ātra bīlis black bile, from āter black + bīlis bile 1
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