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    bilious

    bilious - Dictionary definition and meaning for word bilious

    Definition
    (adj) relating to or containing bile
    Synonyms : biliary
    Definition
    (adj) suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
    Synonyms : liverish , livery
    Definition
    (adj) irritable as if suffering from indigestion
    Synonyms : atrabilious , dyspeptic , liverish
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for bilious

bili-ili-ill..so it resembles ill in bile,ie stomach.

Note that many of the words with roots from body organs mean irritable. Examples: splenetic, spleen, bilious, atrabilious, dyspeptic, livery, and liverish.

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remeber it from biles which is disease of liver; so a person having biles will always be irritated.

bilious can be compared with bile which is produced by liver.

BILE juice is used for digestion...

LIOUS and be compared to LIVER.means leaver problem,indigestion.

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