biliou

a. [ L. biliosus, fr. bilis bile. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the bile. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. “A bilious old nabob.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bilious temperament. See Temperament. [ 1913 Webster ]