atrabilaire

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French

Etymology

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

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Adjective

atrabilaire (plural atrabilaires)

  1. 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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