- (a.) Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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