Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Adjective: bilious  bil-yus [N. Amer], bi-lee-us [Brit]
  1. Suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
    - liverish, livery
     
  2. Irritable as if suffering from indigestion
    "bilious female semi-celebs of a certain age";
    - atrabilious, dyspeptic, liverish
     
  3. Relating to or containing bile
    - biliary

See also: ill, ill-natured, sick

Encyclopedia: Bilious