How to Pronounce "bilious"

word

ˈbɪɫiəs

BIL-ee-uhs

bˈɪlɪəs

BIL-ee-uhs

Definition

Describes someone who is extremely irritable or easily angered; can also mean looking or feeling as if about to vomit, or having a sickly yellow-green color.

IPA Transcription

American English

ˈbɪɫiəs

British English

bˈɪlɪəs

Simplified Pronunciation

BIL-ee-uhs

Listen in Context

He gave me a bilious look and left the room.

After eating too much cake, she felt bilious all afternoon.

The walls were painted a bilious shade of green.

He's in a bilious mood today—better leave him alone.