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View synonyms for spleenful

spleenful

[ spleen-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. full of or displaying spleen.
  2. ill-humored; irritable or peevish; spiteful; splenetic.

spleenful

/ ˈspliːnfʊl /

adjective

  1. affected by spleen; bad-tempered or irritable

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Derived Forms

  • ˈspleenfully, adverb

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Other Words From

  • spleenful·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of spleenful1

First recorded in 1580–90; spleen + -ful

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Example Sentences

Extreme sensitiveness is apt to accompany a spirit of just his high-strung, petulant, and spleenful sort.

He knows that not only was his jealousy of his wife groundless, but it was forced by a spleenful pride.

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