Multiple choice softskills communication Meaning of atrabilious... Good natured bad-tempered or irritable short temperd Angry Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation Atrabilious means having a gloomy or morose disposition; bad-tempered, irritable, or melancholic. It comes from Latin 'atra bilis' (black bile), the humor believed to cause melancholy. 'Good natured' is the opposite, while 'Angry' is too general.