atrabilarious

adjective

at·​ra·​bi·​lar·​i·​ous

¦a‧trəbə̇¦la(a)rēəs

archaic

: atrabilious

Word History

Etymology

New Latin atrabilarius, from Latin atra bilis black bile (from atra—feminine of ater black— + bilis bile) + -arius -ary

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