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Biliousness

Biliousness \Bil"ious*ness\, n. The state of being bilious.

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biliousness

n. The state of being bilious.

WordNet
biliousness
  1. n. gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder

  2. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: temper, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness]

Usage examples of "biliousness".

Persons of a lymphatic or bilious temperament often find that coffee disagrees with them, aggravating their troubles and causing biliousness, constipation, and headache, while tea proves agreeable and beneficial.

For stomach upsets, biliousness, queasiness, sick headaches and allied conditions.

Since all the other couples were conducting similar inquiries, with identical responses, the missionaries began to look with truly jaundiced eyes at their doctor, as if Brother Whipple ought by some miracle to be able to dispel the tormenting biliousness.