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bilious

[bil-yuhs] / ˈbɪl jəs /








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Mr. McMullan is an effective antidote to the more bilious goings on—the acting is much more flamboyant in the Atticus story than in Susan’s, which is less entertaining than distracting.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

None of the works, by the way, resemble “Open Casket,” the photograph-based painting of Emmett Till that jettisoned Schutz into bilious controversy in 2017.

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2023

The plant grew to shrublike proportions and, for more months of the year than not, was adorned with slightly bilious Pepto-pink flowers.

From Seattle Times Aug. 6, 2022

I tracked Simpson’s prevarications for years in print, eventually receiving a bilious email from him in which he simply repeated the lies I had debunked.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2022

A stunted, smoke-blackened tree at the corner had put out new leaves of a bilious green.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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