Bilious
Bilious (bil"yus) , adjective
[Latin biliosus, from bilis bile.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the bile.
2.
Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms.
3.
Choleric; passionate; ill tempered.
A bilious old nabob.
Collocations (1)
Bilious temperament , See Temperament.