bilious

Meaning

1. Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
2. Resembling bile, especially in color.
3. Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.
4. Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

Synonyms

choleric

biliary

liverish

atrabilious

livery

gall

iracund

dyspeptic

sickening

snippy

touchy

typhoid

typhus

vitriolic

wry

yucky

remittent fever

icteritious

caustic

icteric

irritable

morose

nauseated

queasy

repelling

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɪl.i.əs/

Etymology

From French bilieux, from Latin bīliōsus (“full of bile”), from bīlis (“bile”) + -ōsus (“full of”).