English Explanatory Dictionary

splenetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
  2. Related to the spleen.
noun
  1. A person affected with spleen.

Pronunciation

/spləˈnɛtɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-VGPaleontologist-splenetic.wav

Word forms

splenetic more splenetic most splenetic splenetick splenetics

Etymology

The adjective form of spleen, borrowed from Late Latin spleneticus, from Latin splen. Anger was traditionally believed to originate from the fluids of the spleen.

Synonyms

agitated angry annoyed apoplectic bad-tempered berserk big mad blood-boiling boiling mad butthurt cheesed off choleric cranky cross enraged fit to be tied frustrated fuming furibund furious fury glimflashy grim hopping mad ill-natured incensed infuriated irate ireful ired irritated little mad livid mad mad as a bear with a sore head miffed offended pathetic pissed off p'd off pissed pissy raging ready to be tied screwfaced seething spitting chips splenetic sore steaming up on one's ear upset vexed waxy wode wrathful wroth zowerswopped atrabilious bilious

Related words

lienal spleenful spleeny splenic splenitive

Derived words

antisplenetic perisplenetic splenetical splenetically
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