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| at·ra·bil·ious [ àttrə bíllee əss, àttrə bíllyəss ] |
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1. gloomy: tending to feel very sad
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2. peevish: inclined to peevishness and irritability
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin atra bilis "black bile" (translation of Greek melankholia), the bodily fluid formerly thought to cause sadness and irritability] |
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 at·ra·bil·ious·ness noun |
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