- liverish
- liv·er·ish
English syllables. 2014.
liverish
Look at other dictionaries:
liverish — index petulant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
liverish — [liv′ər ish] adj. Informal 1. having a disordered liver; bilious 2. having a sour disposition; peevish; cross liverishness n … English World dictionary
liverish — liverishness, n. /liv euhr ish/, adj. 1. resembling liver, esp. in color. 2. having a liver disorder; bilious. 3. disagreeable; crabbed; melancholy: to have a liverish disposition. [1730 40; LIVER1 + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
liverish — liv•er•ish [[t]ˈlɪv ər ɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) resembling liver, esp. in color 2) pat having a liver disorder; bilious 3) disagreeable; crabbed; melancholy: a liverish disposition[/ex] • Etymology: 1730–40 liv′er•ish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
liverish — adjective Date: 1740 1. resembling liver especially in color 2. a. suffering from liver disorder ; bilious b. peevish, irascible • liverishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
liverish — adjective Not feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy … Wiktionary
liverish — liv·er·ish liv (ə )rish adj suffering from liver disorder: BILIOUS liv·er·ish·ness n … Medical dictionary
liverish — liv|er|ish [ˈlıvərıʃ] adj BrE old fashioned slightly ill, especially after eating or drinking too much … Dictionary of contemporary English
liverish — liv·er·ish || lɪvÉ™rɪʃ adj. suffering from a liver disorder; resembling liver; liver colored; depressed, irritable … English contemporary dictionary
liverish — adjective slightly ill, as though having a disordered liver. ↘unhappy and bad tempered. Derivatives liverishly adverb liverishness noun … English new terms dictionary
liverish — adjective BrE informal slightly ill, especially after eating or drinking too much … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
