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liverish

[ liv-er-ish ]

/ ˈlɪv ər ɪʃ /

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adjective

resembling liver, especially in color.

having a liver disorder; bilious.

disagreeable; crabbed; melancholy: to have a liverish disposition.

Origin of liverish

First recorded in 1730–40; liver¹ + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM liverish

liv·er·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby liverish

liver sausage, liver spot, liver spots, liver-rot, liveried, liverish, liverleaf, livermore, livermorium, liverpolitan, liverpool

Example sentences from the Web for liverish

Suddenly the clouds parted westward, and Pendoggat could see Ger Tor outlined against a liverish patch of night sky.

Furze the Cruel |John Trevena
But when they ripened, they grew fat and juicy, the size of a grape, and of a liverish color.

The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story |Various
He was heavily built, with an undershot jaw and a patch of liverish birthmark on his cheek.

The Last Shot |Frederick Palmer
But there was no mortal connection between this liverish individual and the schemes of Dr. Fu-Manchu.

The Devil Doctor |Sax Rohmer

The liverish blaze of Falakian sun bore down mercilessly from the crater's rim.

Pet Farm |Roger Dee

British Dictionary definitions for liverish

liverish

/ (ˈlɪvərɪʃ) /

adjective

informal having a disorder of the liver

disagreeable; peevish

Derived forms of liverish

liverishness, noun