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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bilious \Bil"ious\ (b[i^]l"y[u^]s), a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis bile.] 1. Of or pertaining to the bile. [1913 Webster] 2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms. [1913 Webster] 3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. "A bilious old nabob." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Bilious temperament. See Temperament. [1913 Webster]