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French
Etymology
From Latin ātrabīlārius (“characterized by black bile”). By surface analysis, atrabile + -aire.
Pronunciation
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 ?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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