adjective
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of or relating to bile
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affected with or denoting any disorder related to excess secretion of bile
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informal (esp of colours) extremely distasteful; nauseating
a bilious green
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informal bad-tempered; irritable
Other Word Forms
- biliously adverb
- biliousness noun
- nonbilious adjective
- nonbiliously adverb
- nonbiliousness noun
- unbilious adjective
- unbiliously adverb
- unbiliousness noun
Etymology
Origin of bilious
Example Sentences
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None of the works, by the way, resemble “Open Casket,” the photograph-based painting of Emmett Till that jettisoned Schutz into bilious controversy in 2017.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2023
The canvas, 5 feet square, imposes the sentiment in a stack of crisp white words over snow-covered mountain scenery, the sky a sallow yellow fading upward into bilious green.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023
The high jinks and lowdown deeds that ensue in “The Menu” are sure to remind viewers of “The Triangle of Sadness,” Ruben Ostlund’s similarly bilious takedown of the rich and fatuous.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2022
The plant grew to shrublike proportions and, for more months of the year than not, was adorned with slightly bilious Pepto-pink flowers.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2022
I had forgotten my earlier fright; it came back in a sick, bilious wash.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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