Thursday, January 28, 2010

Today's Word "bilious"

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Thursday January 28, 2010

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Today's Word "bilious"

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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