Today's Word "bilious"
Of a peevish disposition
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bilious \BIL-yuhs\ (adjective) - 1 : Of or pertaining to bile. 2 : Marked by an excess secretion of bile. 3 : Pertaining to, characterized by, or affected by gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver. 4 : Appearing as if affected by such a disorder. 5 : Resembling bile, especially in color. 6 : Of a peevish disposition; ill-tempered.
"With her mask of bilious green dried-up cream, and with two slices of cucumber covering her eyes, Cindy Beaver looks like a dead lizard." -- Patrick Conrad, 'Limousine'
Bilious derives from Latin biliosus, from bilis, "bile."
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