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bilious - What does it mean?

Definition of 'bilious'

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, thus making one ill-natured.
  • Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
  • Irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
  • * Macaulay
  • a bilious old nabob