adj · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈbɪl.i.əs/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˈbɪl.jəs/
General-American:/ˈbɪl.i.əs/
rhymes with -ɪliəs
rhymes with -ɪljəs
CMU ARPABET:B IH1 L IY0 AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Resembling bile, especially in color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
