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Word: Atrabilious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘affected by black bile’, one of the four supposed cardinal humours of the body, believed to cause melancholy): from Latin atra bilis ‘black bile’, translation of Greek melankholia ‘melancholy’, + -ious
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌatrəˈbɪlɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
melancholy or irritable
Short Definition:melancholy or irritable
Examples:- an atrabilious old man
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