Bilious
Pronunciation : Bil"ious
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. biliosus, fr. bilis bile.]
Definition : 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's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913