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Spleen′ishness, the state of being spleenish; Spleen′-stone, jade or nephrite; Spleen′wort, any fern of the genus Asplenium.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Yet Sher Afghán is a proper man, a finer fellow by half than the spleenish Jahangir!”

From The Great Mogul by Tracy, Louis