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Cast not a jaundiced eye on the word jaundiced—and by that we mean this: don’t dislike or distrust jaundiced because of past experiences with the word or with others like it. Jaundiced is handy for describing the grumps among us who tend toward envy, aversion, or hostility, and who doesn’t know a few of those? This useful 17th century adjective comes from an also-useful 14th century noun jaundice that still refers to a medical condition in which excess bile pigments in the bloodstream and body tissues cause a person’s skin to turn yellow. The connection between the physical condition and the bad attitude lies in the physiological theory of the bodily humors, which holds that a hostile, irritable temperament is caused by excess yellow bile in one’s body.
Examples of jaundiced in a Sentence
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
But a more jaundiced government, like the one currently led by Trump, might be tempted to penalize India for this behavior.
—Ashley J. Tellis, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
The music mogul allegedly appeared jaundiced, his gums were gray, and his hands were shaky from over-consuming alcohol.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
Although the category is not inherently unhealthy, many nutritionists take a jaundiced view of American breakfast cereals given the sky-high sugar content of some products, like Lucky Charms and Cap’n Crunch.
—Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Jaundiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaundiced. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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