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bilious, a.|ˈbɪlɪəs|
Also 6 bilius, bylyous, 7 bileous, 8 biliose.
[ad. F. bilieux:—L. bīliōs-us, f. bīli-s bile: see -ous.]
†1. Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the bile; = biliary. Obs.
1541R. Copland Gaylen's Terap. 2 G ij b, Cankers cometh of bylyous excrementes. 1651Culpepper Astrol. Judgem. Dis. (1658) 133 Caused by cholerick or bilious matter. 1697Downing Disord. Horned Cattle 35 This medicine..cleanses the bilious passages.
2. Of diseases and temperament: Affected by, or arising from, too great a secretion of bile, or from bilious derangement.
1651Biggs New Disp. 74 Bilious diseases. 1671H. Stubbe Def. Phlebot. 36 His natural habit, be it bilious, melancholy, or phlegmatick. 1732Arbuthnot Rules of Diet i. 245 An excellent Drink in bilious Fevers. 1826Disraeli Viv. Grey iv. v. 159 Rise in the morning as bilious as a Bengal general. 1842Dickens Lett. (1880) I. 67.
3. Choleric, wrathful, peevish, ill-tempered.
1561T. Fortescue Forest (1571) 52 A great note of temperancie is it not to waxe or bilius or angrie for the injurie that is done us. 1662Fuller Worthies (1840) III. 374 Here bilious Bale lets fly without fear. 1866Sat. Rev. 20 Jan. 76/1 The outpouring of a bilious cynicism. |