Atrabiliously
//ˌætɹəˈbɪli.əsli// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an atrabilious (melancholy or ill-natured) manner; grumpily, irritably, morosely.
"Come, then, thou man of nice discernment and of most fastidious taste, and let us see what it is thou hatest; – where, and what is that mob which moveth thee so atrabiliously? All below a certain class may be regarded as the mob."
Example
More examples"Come, then, thou man of nice discernment and of most fastidious taste, and let us see what it is thou hatest; – where, and what is that mob which moveth thee so atrabiliously? All below a certain class may be regarded as the mob."
Etymology
From atrabilious + -ly.
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