The critic's bilious review seemed less about the play and more about his personal grudges.
Source: tatoeba (13556076)
Bilious
//ˈbɪl.jəs//
Synonyms for "bilious" (85 found)
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2 entriesderived
8 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
47 translations across 13 languages.
Armenian
3 entries- դյուրագրգիռ adj (irritable, irascible)
- մաղձային adj (of or pertaining to bile)
- մաղձոտ adj (irritable, irascible)
Catalan
1 entries- arrauxat adj (irritable, irascible)
Finnish
4 entries- sapekas adj (of or pertaining to bile)
- sapekas adj (irritable, irascible)
- sappipitoinen adj (of or pertaining to bile)
- sappitautinen adj (suffering from real or supposed liver disorder)
French
4 entries- atrabilaire adj (irritable, irascible)
- bileux adj (irritable, irascible)
- biliaire adj (of or pertaining to bile)
- bilieux adj (suffering from real or supposed liver disorder)
German
4 entries- gallig adj (suffering from real or supposed liver disorder)
- giftig adj (of or pertaining to bile)
- reizbar adj (irritable, irascible)
- widerlich adj (of or pertaining to bile)
Hungarian
1 entries- epés adj (of or pertaining to bile)
Irish
2 entries- confach adj (irritable, irascible)
- domlasta adj (of or pertaining to bile)
Italian
1 entries- bilioso adj (suffering from real or supposed liver disorder)
Japanese
1 entries- 胆汁の adj (irritable, irascible)
Persian
4 entries- تندخو adj (irritable, irascible)
- زردابی adj (suffering from real or supposed liver disorder)
- زردابی adj (of or pertaining to bile)
- صفراوی adj (of or pertaining to bile)
Russian
3 entries- же́лчный adj (of or pertaining to bile)
- же́лчный adj (irritable, irascible)
- раздражи́тельный adj (irritable, irascible)
Spanish
4 entries- atrabiliario adj (irritable, irascible)
- atrabilioso adj (irritable, irascible)
- biliar adj (of or pertaining to bile)
- biliario adj (of or pertaining to bile)
Turkish
4 entries- aksi adj (irritable, irascible)
- huysuz adj (suffering from real or supposed liver disorder)
- huysuz adj (irritable, irascible)
- safrasal adj (of or pertaining to bile)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
She shot him a bilious glare that could have curdled milk.
Source: tatoeba (13556078)
The politician's bilious speech overflowed with venom but lacked substance.
Source: tatoeba (13556081)
Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper, Till gold be at a discount, and ashamed To show his bilious face, go purge himself, In emulation of her vestal whiteness.
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