| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.[Websters]
2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania.[Websters] 3. Being biliary or acrimonious. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb atrabiliarily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (atrabiliarily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective atrabiliary.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"ATRABILIARY" is a common misspelling or typo for: atrabiliarly. |
Date "ATRABILIARY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1801. (references) |
