atrabilious
pronunciation
How to pronounce atrabilious in British English:
UK [ætrə'bɪlɪəs]
How to pronounce atrabilious in American English:
US [ætrə'bɪlɪrs]
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- Adjective:
- irritable as if suffering from indigestion
Word Origin
- atrabilious (adj.)
- 1650s, from Latin atra bilis, translating Greek melankholia "black bile" (see melancholy; also compare bile). Atra is fem. of ater "black, dark, gloomy," perhaps related to root of atrocity. Related: Atrabiliousness.