;Posted on 08/15/2012 3:01:10 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 15, 2012--atrabilious
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
atrabilious (at-rah-BIL-yes)
adjective: 1. melancholic; gloomy. 2. irritable; ill-natured; peevish
Etymology: Origin: 1645–55; < Latin ātra bīli ( s ) black bile + -ous
A mean word that means as it sounds, and a fluid pronunciation in keeping with its etymology: black bile.
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