adjective

bīlĭōsus

fem. bīlĭōsa · neut. bīlĭōsum

full of bile; a bilious person; hypochondriac figuratively •

full of bile, bilious: alvus, Cels. 2, 8: sputum, id. 2, 6' biliosa reicere, Scrib. 168.—Subst.: bīlĭō-sus, i, m., a bilious person, Cels. 1, 3.— Trop., hypochondriac: biliosus, quod sit semper tristis, ab umore nigro, qui bilis vocatur, Isid. Orig. 10, 30.

Perseus ID: n5343 Key: biliosus