| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| atrabilious |
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| SYLLABICATION: | at·ra·bil·ious |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   t r -b l ys |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also at·ra·bil·i·ar (-bl -r) |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Inclined to melancholy. 2. Having a peevish disposition; surly. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin  tra b lis, black bile (translation of Greek melankh li) : tra, black; see ter- in Appendix I + blis, bile. | | OTHER FORMS: | atra·bilious·ness —NOUN
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