spleenful
[ spleen-fuhl ]
/ ˈsplin fəl /
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adjective
full of or displaying spleen.
ill-humored; irritable or peevish; spiteful; splenetic.
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OTHER WORDS FROM spleenful
spleen·ful·ly, adverbWords nearby spleenful
splatterpunk, splay, Splayd, splayfoot, spleen, spleenful, spleenwort, spleeny, splen-, splenalgia, splendent
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Example sentences from the Web for spleenful
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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British Dictionary definitions for spleenful
spleenful
/ (ˈspliːnfʊl) /
adjective
affected by spleen; bad-tempered or irritable
Derived forms of spleenful
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