atrabilious
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at·ra·bil·ious
(ăt'rə-bĭl'yəs) 
also at·ra·bil·i·ar (-bĭl'ē-ər)
adj.
also at·ra·bil·i·ar (-bĭl'ē-ər)adj.
- Inclined to melancholy.
- Having a peevish disposition; surly.
[From Latin ātra bīlis, black bile (translation of Greek melankhōliā) : ātra, black + bīlis, bile.]
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