See Also: telling(1)(dictionary)
telling(2)(dictionary)
telling-off(dictionary)
telling 1, adjective(dictionary)
telling 2, noun(dictionary)

atrabilarious (iou) and telling-off (oh)


atrabilarious (iou)



atrabilarious adjective. L17.
[from medieval Latin atrabilarius (formed as ATRABILIOUS + -ARY1) + -OUS.]
Of or pertaining to choler adust; atrabilious.
atrabilarian adjective (now rare) = ATRABILARIOUS L17.
atrabilary adjective = ATRABILARIOUS L17-E18.

telling-off (oh)



plural tellings-off
n [C usually singular] BrE
the act of telling someone that they have done something wrong
::I've already had one telling-off from Dad this week.
-see also tell off at tell