ATRABILIOUS - 6 definitions found
atrabilious adj 1: irritable as if suffering from indigestion [syn: atrabilious, bilious, dyspeptic, liverish] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) atrabilious adjective Etymology: Latin atra bilis black bile Date: 1651 1. given to or marked by melancholy ; gloomy 2. ill-natured, peevish • atrabiliousness noun Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary atrabilious ˌætrəˈbɪljəs adj. literary melancholy; ill-tempered. [L atra bilis black bile, transl. Gk melagkholia MELANCHOLY] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Atrabilious \At`ra*bil"ious\, a. Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabiliary. --Dunglision. A hard-faced, atrabilious, earnest-eyed race. --Lowell. He was constitutionally atrabilious and scornful. --Froude. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms atrabilious a. Melancholy, hypochondriacal, hypped, hyppish, dejected, dispirited, depressed, gloomy, sad, sorrowful, blue, desponding, downcast, down-hearted, chop-fallen, low-spirited, cast down, in the blues, in the dumps, with a long face. |
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