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Synonyms & Antonyms of bilious
having or showing a habitually bad temper
- a bilious old dog who snaps at everyone
Synonyms for bilious
- acid,
- bearish,
- bloody-minded
- [chiefly British],
- cantankerous,
- disagreeable,
- dyspeptic,
- ill-humored,
- ill-natured,
- ill-tempered,
- ornery,
- splenetic,
- surly
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The first known use of bilious was in 1541
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