bilious

bil·ious  (blys)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or containing bile; biliary.

2.

a. Characterized by an excess secretion of bile.

b. Relating to, characterized by, or experiencing gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gallbladder.

c. Appearing as if affected by such a disorder; sickly.

3. Resembling bile, especially in color: a bilious green.

4. Having a peevish disposition; ill-humored.

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bilious·ly adv.

bilious·ness n.

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bilious [ˈbɪlɪəs]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) of or relating to bile

2. (Medicine / Pathology) affected with or denoting any disorder related to excess secretion of bile

3. Informal (esp of colours) extremely distasteful; nauseating a bilious green

4. Informal bad-tempered; irritable

[from Latin bīliōsus full of bile¹]

biliousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	bilious - relating to or containing bile biliary
	2.	bilious - suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress liverish, livery ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
	3.	bilious - irritable as if suffering from indigestion atrabilious, dyspeptic, liverish ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

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bilious

adjective

1. gaudy, flash (informal), loud, garish, glaring, vulgar, brash, tacky (informal), flashy, lurid, tasteless, naff (Brit. slang), brassy the bilious green overstuffed sofas

2. sick, nauseated, queasy, out of sorts, nauseous, liverish She appears to be suffering a bilious attack.

3. (Informal) bad-tempered, cross, angry, nasty, irritable, edgy, grumpy, touchy, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, grouchy (informal), peevish, crabby, choleric, splenetic, crotchety, ill-humoured a bilious, rancorous attack

Translations

bilious [ˈbɪlɪəs]

A. ADJ

1. (= horrid) [colour] → bilioso

2. (= sick) [person] → bilioso

3. (= irritable) → bilioso

4. (Med) to be or feel bilious → sentirse revuelto

B. CPD bilious attack N → cólico m bilioso

bilious [ˈbɪlɪəs]

adj

[yellow, green, shade] → bilieux/euse

(fig) [remark, outpouring] → maussade, irritable
bilious attack n → crise f de foie

bilious

adj

(Med) → Gallen-; bilious attack → Gallenkolik f

(= irritable) → reizbar; he is very bilious → ihm läuft immer gleich die Galle über (inf)

(= sickly) colour → widerlich; you’re looking a bit bilious → Sie sind ein bisschen grün um die Nase (inf)

bilious [ˈbɪlɪəs] adj (Med) → biliare (fig) (irritable) → collerico/a
bilious attack → attacco di bile