splenetic
of the spleen; splenic.
irritable; peevish; spiteful.
Obsolete. affected with, characterized by, or tending to produce melancholy.
a splenetic person.
Origin of splenetic
1Other words for splenetic
Other words from splenetic
- sple·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·sple·net·ic, adjective
- un·sple·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby splenetic
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How to use splenetic in a sentence
But Jack was at that day a reckless fellow, and he lived to be passionately sorry for his splenetic madness.
The Chequers | James RuncimanBut here I am pouring out this one-sided splenetic humor upon you without having the least intended it when I sat down.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 | William JamesWhat a sickly womanhood grows up in a nervous, feeble, neuralgic, splenetic female body!
Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women | George Sumner WeaverAppeals to justice were represented as the splenetic effusions of a man never to be satisfied.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck | Baron TrenckAnd the brothers laughed aloud in the splenetic bitterness of their three souls.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy | Mabel Henriette Spielmann
British Dictionary definitions for splenetic
/ (splɪˈnɛtɪk) /
of or relating to the spleen
spiteful or irritable; peevish
obsolete full of melancholy
a spiteful or irritable person
Origin of splenetic
1Derived forms of splenetic
- splenetically, adverb
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