01 a. Of or pertaining to the bile.
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1.
Of or pertaining to the bile.
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2.
Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms.
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3.
Choleric; passionate; ill tempered.
Phrases & compounds
Bilious temperament —
See Temperament.