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liverish

American  
[liv-er-ish] / ˈlɪv ər ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. resembling liver, especially in color.

  2. having a liver disorder; bilious.

  3. disagreeable; crabbed; melancholy.

    to have a liverish disposition.
liverish British  
/ ˈlɪvərɪʃ /

adjective

  1. informal having a disorder of the liver

  2. disagreeable; peevish

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Etymology

Origin of liverish

First recorded in 1730–40; liver 1 + -ish 1

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The patient probably had played the goose, Liverish, listless, yielding to the lure Of overstrain, caught in neglect's sly noose.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 8th 1893 by Various

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