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bilious

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  1. 1. a. Of or pertaining to the bile. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. relating to or containing bile Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. irritable as if suffering from indigestion Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. Of or pertaining to the bile. 2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with and 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." Macaulay. Bilious temperament. See Temperament. Source: webster
  8. 8. j:100 a. relating to or containing bile s. suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress Source: ecdict

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