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atrabilarian

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

atrabilarian adjective: characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.

Adjective

atrabilarian (comparative more atrabilarian, superlative most atrabilarian)

  1. Characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.
    • We come now to what we call the earthy or atrabilarian Constitution , where the spirituous and most fluid Parts of the Blood are dissipated1731, 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
    • 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

atrabilarian meaning in Bengali

atrabilarian in Bengali

বিষাদ, বিষণ্ণতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত, বিষণ্ণ

Forms of atrabilarian

comparativemore atrabilarian
superlativemost atrabilarian

Origin of atrabilarian

From Latin ātra bīlis (“black bile”).

Words that rhyme with atrabilarian

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Questions about atrabilarian

What does atrabilarian mean?
Atrabilarian means characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.
What is atrabilarian in Bengali?
Atrabilarian in Bengali is বিষাদ, বিষণ্ণতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত, বিষণ্ণ. See Atrabilarian meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is atrabilarian?
Atrabilarian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce atrabilarian?
Atrabilarian is pronounced /ˌætɹəbɪˈlɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).

Words near atrabilarian in the dictionary

  1. ATPs
  2. ATR
  3. ATR-16 syndrome
  4. ATR-X syndrome
  5. ATRA
  6. atrabilarian
  7. atrabilarious
  8. atrabilariousness
  9. atrabiliar
  10. atrabiliarious
  11. atrabiliary

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