Difference between Bilious and Atrabilious

What is the difference between Bilious and Atrabilious?

Bilious as an adjective is suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, thus making one ill-natured. while Atrabilious as an adjective is characterized by melancholy

Bilious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, thus making one ill-natured. Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile. Irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

Atrabilious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: characterized by melancholyill-natured; malevolent

We hope you now know whether to use Bilious or Atrabilious in your sentence.

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