atrabilious
atra·bili·ous
atrabilious · more atrabilious · most atrabilious
Characterized by melancholyCharacterized by melancholy.
/ˌæ.tɹəˈbɪl.i.əs/
Meaning
3 sensesCharacterized by melancholy.
Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.
(obsolete)Having an excess of black bile.
More definitions
- irritable as if suffering from indigestion
Origin
From Latin ātra bīlis (“black bile”) (āter (“dark, black”) + bīlis (“bile”)) + -ous (“fullFrom Latin ātra bīlis (“black bile”) (āter (“dark, black”) + bīlis (“bile”)) + -ous (“full of”), referring to the humour which ancient Hippocratic and later Galenic medicine associated with sadness and despondency.
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Forms
more atrabilious, most atrabilious| Comparative | more atrabilious Lesson |
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| Superlative | most atrabilious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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