bilious

/'biljəs/
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bilious

He had a bilious expression after the heavy meal.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Irritable as if suffering from indigestion: Describes a person who is easily annoyed or bad-tempered, often in a way that suggests physical discomfort.
    • Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress: Pertaining to or caused by an excess of bile or a disorder of the liver or digestive system, often manifesting as nausea or a sickly, yellowish complexion.
    • Relating to or containing bile: Of or pertaining to bile, a bitter fluid produced by the liver that aids in digestion.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Irritable):
    • His bilious mood made him snap at everyone in the office.
    • The critic's bilious review tore the film apart.
  • Adjective (Suffering from/suggesting gastric distress):
    • After the rich meal, she felt bilious and had to lie down.
    • The patient's bilious complexion concerned the doctor.
  • Adjective (Relating to bile):
    • A bilious secretion is essential for fat digestion.
Advanced Usage
  • In a figurative sense: Used to describe something perceived as unpleasant, distasteful, or nauseating, not just physically but in style or appearance.
    • The room was painted in bilious shades of green and yellow.
    • He launched into a bilious tirade against modern art.
Variants and Related Words
  • Biliously (adverb): In a bilious manner.
    • He complained biliously about the service.
  • Biliousness (noun): The state or quality of being bilious.
    • His chronic biliousness affected his social interactions.
Synonyms
  • Irritable: Easily annoyed or angered.
  • Peevish: Easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.
  • Dyspeptic: Relating to or having indigestion; figuratively, irritable or gloomy.
  • Nauseated: Affected with nausea; feeling sick.
  • Biliary: (Technical/medical) Relating to bile or the bile duct.
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • A bilious attack: An old-fashioned term for a sudden episode of illness involving nausea and vomiting, often attributed to liver or digestive trouble.
    • He was absent from work due to a bilious attack.
bilious

He had a bilious expression after the heavy meal.

Adjective
  1. irritable as if suffering from indigestion
  2. suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
  3. relating to or containing bile

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