Bilious



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.胆汁的;坏脾气的
• ［英］ adj.坏脾气的 ( bad-tempered; cross)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle French bilieux, from Latin biliosus, from bilis
• Date: 1541
• 1.
  • a. of or relating to bile
  • b. marked by or suffering from liver dysfunction and especially excessive secretion of bile
  • c. appearing as if affected by a bilious disorder
• 2. of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition
• 3. sickeningly unpleasant <with clapboards painted red and bilious yellow — Sinclair Lewis>
• ? biliously adverb
• ? biliousness noun

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