atrabiliary

atrabiliary has 2 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 11.

Definitions

• a.. Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.
• a.. Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania.