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Splenetic

see synonyms of splenetic

Adjective

1. lienal, splenetic, splenic

of or relating to the spleen

2. bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspish

very irritable

Example Sentences:
'bristly exchanges between the White House and the press'
'he became prickly and spiteful'
'witty and waspish about his colleagues'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Splenetic

see synonyms of splenetic
adjective
1. 
of or relating to the spleen
2. 
spiteful or irritable; peevish
3. obsolete
full of melancholy
noun
4. 
a spiteful or irritable person

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Splenetic

see synonyms of splenetic
adjective
1. 
of the spleen; splenic
2. 
bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, etc.; spleenful
3.  Obsolete
melancholy
: Also spleˈnetical
noun
4. 
a spleenful person

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Splenetic

see synonyms of splenetic
adj.
1. Of or relating to the spleen.
2. Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability.
n.
A person regarded as irritable.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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