Definitions for: Bilious

[adj] irritable as if suffering from indigestion
[adj] suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
[adj] relating to or containing bile

Webster (1913) Definition: Bil"ious (b[i^]l"y[u^]s), a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis
bile.]
1. Of or pertaining to the bile.

2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an 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.

Synonyms: atrabilious, biliary, dyspeptic, ill, ill-natured, liverish, livery, sick

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