a. [f. LIVER sb.1 + -ISH.]
1. Resembling liver; of the consistency of liver.
1740. Cheyne, Regimen, p. xli. The Blood … continues bad, that is, sizy, liverish.
2. colloq. Having the symptoms attributed to disordered liver.
1896. Advt., in Daily News, 9 July, 9/1. When you begin to feel ‘liverish.’
1902. Daily Chron., 14 April, 3/6. Mr. Alfred Bishop was welcome as the hearty Earl, who is inclined to be testy when ‘liverish.’
