atrabilaire

French

Etymology

From Latin ātrabīlārius (“characterized by black bile”). By surface analysis, atrabile +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

atrabilaire (plural atrabilaires)

atrabilious, splenetic, cantankerous
Synonym: atrabilieux
- 2015 August 23, “Les six vies de Michel Houellebecq”, in Le Monde‎:
  Paul Léautaud, ce clochard des lettres atrabilaire, ou Antonin Artaud, auteur duThéâtre et son double, qui de son propre corps avait fait un spectacle et le prolongement de son œuvre ?
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Further reading

“atrabilaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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