# atrabilious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌæ.tɹəˈbɪl.i.əs/

## Definitions
1. Having an excess of black bile.
2. Characterized by melancholy.
3. Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.

## Etymology
From Latin ātra bīlis (“black bile”) (āter (“dark, black”) + bīlis (“bile”)) + -ous (“full of”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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