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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.liverish - suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distressliverish - suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
2.liverish - irritable as if suffering from indigestionliverish - irritable as if suffering from indigestion
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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Translations

liverish

[ˈlɪvərɪʃ] ADJ to be or feel liverishsentirse mal del hígado
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

liverish

[ˈlɪvərɪʃ] adj
(= unwell) → qui a mal au foie
to feel liverish → avoir mal au foie
(fig) (= bad-tempered) → grincheux/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

liverish

adj
to be liverishetwas mit der Leber haben; I felt a bit liverish after the partymir ging es nach der Party ziemlich mies (inf)
(= bad-tempered)mürrisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

liverish

[ˈlɪvərɪʃ] adj to be liverish or feel liverishsentirsi il fegato ingrossato, avere mal di fegato (fig) → scontroso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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"Fasting helps the liverish reduce his weight," Dr Deraini explained, adding that if the fatty liver patient wants to have maximum benefit from fasting, he should avoid foods containing fat, as well as corn and olive oil in the preparation of food.
Once a year - perhaps twice, if I'm feeling liverish - I can't stop myself filling columns that could be filled with important recipes, say, or my thoughts on developments in particle physics, with small explosions of incredulity about the lunacy that is fashion and the folly that it following it about the place.
e meat was cooked precisely so that it remained succulent, with none of that liverish texture that can aict over-cooked duck.
I'll never get over the liverish mud bursting into my mouth.
Choleric: This is the 'bilious' or 'liverish' type.
Any hesitation about putting that first stroke of paint on canvas was lost as we hastily covered the bottom half of the picture with a sort of liverish reddy brown and the top with an olivey green.
Lest you think I am being liverish, I am not alone in my concerns.
"Cameron is a good-looking swine and this makes the ageing gargoyles of Grub Street liverish. Perhaps it is suppressed homo-erotic frustration" - Political commentator Quentin Letts on why he thinks Fleet Street is antagonistic towards the Prime Minister.
* The herb is useful in cases of poor digestion, gall bladder inflammation and general feelings of being liverish.
He sucked continually on a straight-stem pipe, holding it on a slant so that it pulled down the left corner of his liverish lips, thus leaving a permanent pocket that was revealed on the rare occasions he would remove it to utter portentous pronouncements like, "I hope everyone will pray to the God of their choice." In contrast, we really liked our platoon's tactical officer, whom I will call Lt.