atrabilarious
/ˌætɹəbəˈlɛɹi.əs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to black bile.
adj
Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
Example Sentences
- "This gentleman was naturally of an atrabilarious temperament, and much troubled with those phantoms of indigestion which are commonly called blue devils."
Etymology
From Latin ātrabīlārius.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌætɹəbəˈlɛɹi.əs/
- British English: /ˌætɹəbɪˈlɛəɹi.əs/
Inflected Forms
more atrabilarious (comparative)
most atrabilarious (superlative)