Bilious Definition

bĭlyəs
adjective
Having or resulting from some ailment of the bile or the liver.
Webster's New World
Afflicted with nausea or vomiting; queasy.
Webster's New World
Of or like the color of bile.
A bilious green.
Webster's New World
Bad-tempered; cross.
Webster's New World
Resembling bile, especially in color.
A bilious green.
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Origin of Bilious

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

    From Wiktionary

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