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| bil·ious [ bíllyəss ] |
adjective |
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1. nauseated: unsettled in the stomach, as if about to vomit
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2. nauseatingly unpleasant: extremely unpleasant to look at
  The walls were painted a bilious green.
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3. disagreeable: bad-tempered and irritable
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literary
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a bilious stare
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin biliosus< bilis "bile"] |
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| bil·ious·ly adverb |
| bil·ious·ness noun |
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