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Definition of atrabilious in English: atrabiliousadjective ˌatrəˈbɪlɪəsˌætrəˈbɪljəs literary Melancholy or irritable. 〈诗/文〉忧郁的；脾气暴躁的 Example sentencesExamples - Serena refused to invite the atrabilious Mr. Morne, who could spoil a party just by opening his mouth.
- When the atrabilious humour is in too much abundance melancholia, characterized by aversion to food, despondency, sleeplessness, irritability, restlessness and depression could result.
- The atrabilious maladies to which artists were supposedly vulnerable included lovesickness and plague.
- The atrabilious temperament or melancholia is, according to Aristotle, a natural disposition in which there is a preponderance of black bile over the other humours.
- It is beneficial to atrabilious persons.
- He was proud, morose, and atrabilious; he rarely answered letters; he showed contempt for all who differed from his views and reacted violently to criticism.
Synonyms bad-tempered, ill-tempered, ill-humoured, angry, wrathful, cross, peevish, petulant, pettish, irritable, irascible, cantankerous, choleric, dyspeptic, testy, tetchy, snappish, waspish, crotchety, crabby, crabbed, querulous, resentful, rancorous, bilious, sour, bitter, acid, liverish
OriginMid 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. Definition of atrabilious in US English: atrabiliousadjectiveˌatrəˈbilyəsˌætrəˈbɪljəs literary Melancholy or ill-tempered. 〈诗/文〉忧郁的；脾气暴躁的 Example sentencesExamples - When the atrabilious humour is in too much abundance melancholia, characterized by aversion to food, despondency, sleeplessness, irritability, restlessness and depression could result.
- The atrabilious maladies to which artists were supposedly vulnerable included lovesickness and plague.
- Serena refused to invite the atrabilious Mr. Morne, who could spoil a party just by opening his mouth.
- He was proud, morose, and atrabilious; he rarely answered letters; he showed contempt for all who differed from his views and reacted violently to criticism.
- It is beneficial to atrabilious persons.
- The atrabilious temperament or melancholia is, according to Aristotle, a natural disposition in which there is a preponderance of black bile over the other humours.
Synonyms bad-tempered, ill-tempered, ill-humoured, angry, wrathful, cross, peevish, petulant, pettish, irritable, irascible, cantankerous, choleric, dyspeptic, testy, tetchy, snappish, waspish, crotchety, crabby, crabbed, querulous, resentful, rancorous, bilious, sour, bitter, acid, liverish
OriginMid 17th century (in the sense ‘affected by black bile’, one of the four supposed cardinal humors of the body, believed to cause melancholy): from Latin atra bilis ‘black bile’, translation of Greek melankholia ‘melancholy’, + -ious. |