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же́лчный — meaning in English

zhelchnyy

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English meaning

  • acrimonious adjective Full of anger and bitterness, especially during an argument or dispute.
  • bilious adj Relating to bile, the digestive fluid made by the liver.

Senses

же́лчный is used for these senses in English:

  • acrimonious (figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]
  • bilious Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
  • bilious Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

bilious — full definition

  1. adj Relating to bile, the digestive fluid made by the liver.
  2. adj Similar in colour to bile.
  3. adj Feeling sick, as if the liver is producing too much bile.
  4. adj Bad-tempered and easily irritated.
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