Definition of ATRABILIOUS

atrabilious

Adjective Satellite

  • irritable as if suffering from indigestion

Adj

  • Having an excess of black bile.
  • Characterized by melancholy.
  • Ill-natured; malevolent; cantankerous.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

atrabilious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
atrabilious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
atrabilious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

atrabilious: valid Words With Friends Word