splenetically

Variant of splenetic

splenetic definition

sple·netic (spli net′ik)

adjective

  1. of the spleen; splenic
  2. bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, etc.; spleenful
  3. Obsolete melancholy
Also splenetical sple·net′i·cal

Etymology: LL spleneticus

noun

a spleenful person

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