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splenetic Definition

sple·netic (spli net′ik)

adjective

  1. of the spleen; splenic
  2. bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, etc.; spleenful
  3. Obsolete melancholy

Etymology: LL spleneticus

noun

a spleenful person

splenetic Related Forms

sple·net′i·cally adverb

splenetic Synonyms

splenetic

modif.

peevish, cross, fretful; see irritable. See syn. study at irritable.

splenetic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

outburst: Next in line for the splenetic outburst of a disaffected supporter: Martin Chuffing Edwards.

Modifying Another Word

splendidly: There are some inspired pairings - the splendidly splenetic Will Self appears with mordant chronicler of America's private despair, Rick Moody.

Browse dictionary entries near splenetic

  1. ‹ splenectomy
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  4. ‹ splendiferous
  5. ‹ splendidly
  6. ‹ splendid
  7. ‹ splendent
  8. ‹ splen-
  9. ‹ spleenwort
  10. ‹ spleenful
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