bilious

/ˈbɪliəs/
adjective
  1. Relating to or affected by an illness that causes nausea, vomiting, or stomach upset.
    • The smell of the garbage made her feel bilious.
    • After eating the spoiled seafood, he felt bilious and had to lie down.
    • The patient complained of a bilious headache and an upset stomach.
  2. Bad-tempered, irritable, or full of anger.
    • His bilious comments during the meeting upset everyone in the room.
    • The old man grew more bilious with each passing year, complaining about everything.
    • She wrote a bilious letter to the editor, criticizing the new policy.
  3. Having a sickly greenish or yellowish color, like bile.
    • The sky turned a bilious yellow before the storm hit.
    • The bruise had faded to a bilious shade of green and purple.
    • He painted the walls a bilious green that made the room feel uninviting.
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