atrabilious Play adjectiveMelancholy or ill-tempered. SYNONYMS acidangrybad-temperedbiliousbittercantankerouscholericcrabbedcrabbycrosscrotchetydyspepticill-humouredill-temperedirascibleirritableliverishpeevishpettishpetulantquerulousrancorousresentfulsnappishsourtestytetchywaspishwrathful