liverish
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liv·er·ish
(lĭv′ər-ĭsh)adj.
1. Resembling liver, especially in color.
2. Having a liver disorder; bilious.
3. Having a disagreeable disposition; irritable.
liv′er·ish·ness n.
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liverish
(ˈlɪvərɪʃ)adj
1. (Pathology) informal having a disorder of the liver
2. disagreeable; peevish
ˈliverishness n
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liv•er•ish
(ˈlɪv ər ɪʃ)adj.
1. resembling liver, esp. in color.
2. having a liver disorder; bilious.
3. disagreeable; crabbed; melancholy: a liverish disposition.
[1730–40]
liv′er•ish•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | liverish - suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress |
2. | liverish - irritable as if suffering from indigestion ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈlɪvərɪʃ] adj (fig) (= bad-tempered) → grincheux/euse
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈlɪvərɪʃ] adj to be liverish or feel liverish → sentirsi il fegato ingrossato, avere mal di fegato (fig) → scontroso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995