atrabilarian

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UK/ˌætɹəbɪˈlɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌætɹəbəˈlɛɹi.ən/

adjective

Characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.

OriginLatin ātra bīlis →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectiveatrabilarian (comparative more atrabilarian, superlative most atrabilarian)

comparative more atrabilarian · superlative most atrabilarian

  1. Characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.

    He stopped, he directed upon her his atrabilarian eyes, biting his umbrella handle; he was extremely nervous.

    1924, Ford Madox Ford, “Some Do Not”, in Parade's End, volume 1
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    We come now to what we call the earthy or atrabilarian Constitution , where the spirituous and most fluid Parts of the Blood are dissipated

    1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinātra bīlis“black bile”
  2. Englishatrabilarian

From Latin ātra bīlis (“black bile”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with atrabilarian

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APA

atrabilarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atrabilarian

MLA

“atrabilarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atrabilarian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atrabilarian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atrabilarian.

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