Defn: Affected with melancholy; atrabilious. Arbuthnot.
ATRABILARIAN
At`ra*bi*la"ri*an, n.
Defn: A person much given to melancholy; a hypochondriac. I.
Disraeli.
ATRABILIAR
At`ra*bil"iar, a.
Defn: Melancholy; atrabilious.
ATRABILIARY
At`ra*bil"ia*ry, a.
1. Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.
2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; — from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania. Atrabiliary arteries, capsules, and veins (Anat.), those pertaining to the kidney; — called also renal arteries, capsules, and veins.
ATRABILIOUS
At`ra*bil"ious, a.
Defn: Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabiliary. Dunglision.
A hard-faced, atrabilious, earnest-eyed race. Lowell.
He was constitutionally atrabilious and scornful. Froude.