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atrabilious

/ˌæt.rəˈbɪl.i.əs/

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adjective

/ˌæt.rəˈbɪl.i.əs/C2formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, описывающее человека, который меланхоличен, раздражителен или склонен к мрачному настроению.

An archaic adjective describing a person who is melancholy, ill-tempered, or given to gloomy moods.

  1. Irritable or moroseC2formal

    Easily annoyed or in a gloomy, bad-tempered mood, as if suffering from physical discomfort.

    ruРаздражительный или угрюмый

    • His atrabilious comments made the meeting unpleasant.
    • She was feeling atrabilious after a sleepless night.
    • The old man's atrabilious nature kept visitors away.

    Synonymsbiliouscantankerouscholericcrotchetygloomygrumpyirritablemelancholymorosepeevishspleneticsullensurlytesty

    Antonymscheerfulgood-naturedhappypleasantsanguine

Forms
  • more atrabilious comparative form
  • most atrabilious superlative form