biliously
- adverb
- /ˈbɪl.i.əs.li/
- Literature
:
de manera irritable
- "Yeah, yeah, Gertrude's money," he finished for her biliously.
Examples
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After losing the game, he complained biliously about the referee's decisions.
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One of the parties has been led by some Australian, Saudi, and American billionaires down a path so biliously opposed to science, logic, and facts that only about 5% of US scientists will have anything to do with it anymore.
Blog text (12) -
One can picture the clever, if biliously partisan, Justice Scalia finally realizing this.
Blog text (1) -
He snapped at her biliously when she asked about his plans for the weekend.
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She rolled her eyes and responded biliously to his constant complaining.
Synonyms
58
1.0
In a way that shows anger
8
4.1
In an annoyed or impatient way
4
6.4
In a way that shows anger or dislike
1
7.6
In a short angry way that shows you are annoyed
1
4.0
In an annoyed or angry way
1
8.1
In an annoyed, grumpy way
1
3.0
In a bad mood and speaking or acting in an unhappy way
1
5.1
In a sharp, rude way that shows sarcasm
1
7.5
By being quiet and not joining others to show someone is annoyed
1
8.1
In a sharp, hurtful way when criticizing someone
1
8.2
In a sharply critical way that can hurt someone's feelings
1
6.8
In an angry way
1
7.8
To act in an annoyed or offended way
1
9.5
In a rude or unfriendly way
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In a very sharp and hurtful way that criticizes others
In an angry, sharp way that shows someone is annoyed
In an angry way that shows someone gets annoyed easily
In an annoyed or frustrated way
In an annoyed way that shows irritation or anger
In a bad mood and complaining
In a bad-tempered, easily annoyed way
In a rude, unfriendly way
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Biliously comes from the Latin root bilis, meaning 'bile', because long ago people thought too much bile made a person angry. So to act biliously is to show an angry, unpleasant, or sickly mood.