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atrabilious

at·ra·bil·ious [ àttrə bíllee əss, àttrə bíllyəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. gloomy: tending to feel very sad

2. peevish: inclined to peevishness and irritability

[Mid-17th century. < Latin atra bilis "black bile" (translation of Greek melankholia), the bodily fluid formerly thought to cause sadness and irritability]

at·ra·bil·ious·ness noun
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