Synonyms for dyspeptic
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Bilious — irritable or morose
bilious, cantankerous, choleric, irritable, morose, bad-tempered, ill-natured, liverish, atrabilious, peevish, irascible, ill-tempered, petulant, surly, splenetic
Definitions
- adj. 1
Irritable or morose.
Example sentences
- irritable Tom is usually a little irritable in the morning.
- cantankerous Dmitri has an unlikable and cantankerous personality.
- bilious She shot him a bilious glare that could have curdled milk.
- choleric It isn't easy to live with a choleric person.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dyspeptic | rising | |
| irritable | rising | |
| cantankerous | rising | |
| bilious | rising | |
| choleric | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- surly2
- 6 letters
- morose2
- 7 letters
- bilious3, peevish2
- 8 letters
- petulant3, choleric3, liverish
- 9 letters
- irritable4, irascible4, splenetic
- 11 letters
- atrabilious
- 12 letters
- cantankerous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (surly2 = 2 syllables).