bilious
Sick and cranky
Bilious literally describes excess bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver.
A bilious attack once meant nausea or stomach upset.
The word now more commonly describes a sour, ill-tempered disposition: a bilious old man, bilious remarks.
The yellowish-green color of bile gives bilious a secondary meaning: a bilious shade of green.
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- unwellExperiencing poor health
- liverishBad-tempered, mildly ill
dyspeptic · upset · indigestion · vomit · retch · heave · gastrointestinal · heartburn
Habitually fretful
- irascibleProne to outbursts
- cholericEasily provoked to anger
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- cantankerousBad-tempered and argumentative
cross · cranky · grumpy · petulant · touchy · snappy · fretful · tetchy
Sharp and biting
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
- sourSharp, biting taste
- jaundicedBitter and distrustful
resentful · spiteful · vitriolic · rancorous · ill-natured · disagreeable · churlish · harsh
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
liverish · dyspeptic · upset · indigestion · vomit · retch · heave · gastrointestinal · heartburn · stomachache
peevish
Habitually fretful
cantankerous · cross · cranky · grumpy · petulant · touchy · snappy · fretful · tetchy · sulky
acerbic
Sharp and biting
jaundiced · resentful · spiteful · vitriolic · rancorous · ill-natured · disagreeable · churlish · harsh · acrimonious
sallow
Unhealthily yellowish complexion
pallid · sickly · wan · lurid · unhealthy · muddy · olive · chartreuse
hepatic
Relating to liver
- gallbladderBile storage organ
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- appetitehungry, hunger, starving, famished, ravenous
- hot-temperedhotheaded, quick-tempered, hair-trigger, fiery, volatile
- Old Sciencephlogiston, aether, ether, caloric, miasma
- Old-Fashioned Medicineague, apoplexy, consumption, dropsy, grippe
- vomitingvomit, puke, barf, throw up, throwing up
biliousgood-natured
Having a friendly temperament
good-humored · amiable · cheerful · pleasant · good-tempered