Splenetic

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  • adjective. Of or relating to the spleen.
  • adjective. Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability.
  • noun. A person regarded as irritable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic.
  • Affected with spleen; ill-humored; peevish; fretful; spiteful.
  • Synonyms Sulky, Morose, etc. (see sullen), irritable, pettish, waspish, snappish, cross, crusty, testy.
  • noun. The spleen.
  • noun. A person affected with spleen.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A person affected with spleen.
  • adjective. Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry
  • adjective. relating to the spleen
  • noun. A person affected with spleen.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or relating to the spleen
  • adjective. very irritable
  • Word Usage
    "I am told that "splenetic" language could be heard from the direction of the PM's office as soon as Brown read Darling's interview on Tuesday."
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    lien  lienal  spleenful  spleeny  splenic  
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