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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1089/
- Published: 2023-01-23T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-11-22T17:28:01.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:34

The word for today is…

bilious (adjective):

1a *biology* : of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile  
b *biology* : marked by or suffering from liver dysfunction and especially excessive secretion of bile  
c: appearing as if affected by a bilious disorder  
2: of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition  
3: sickeningly unpleasant

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bilious?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology :Bilious is one of several words whose origins trace to the old belief that four bodily humors (black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood) control temperament. Just like phlegmatic (“of a slow and stolid phlegm-driven character”), melancholy (“experiencing dejection associated with black bile”), and sanguine (“of a cheerful, blood-based disposition”), bilious suggests a personality associated with an excess of one of the humors—in this case, yellow bile. Such a personality may also be described as unreasonable, peevish, or ill-tempered, as typified by Charlotte Brontë in her 1849 novel, Shirley: “These two men, of hard, bilious natures both, rarely came into contact but they chafed each other’s moods.”

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