splenetic
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splenetic
- /spləˈnɛtɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ɛtɪk
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more splenetic · most splenetic · splenetick
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Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
A sect, whose chief devotion lies / In odd perverse antipathies; / […] / More peevish, cross, and splenetick, / Than dog distract, or monkey sick.
Similar: agitated, angry, annoyed, apoplectic, bad-tempered, berserk, big mad, blood-boiling, boiling mad, butthurt, cheesed off, choleric
- Related to the spleen. I have already described the general protuberance of the abdomen among the children throughout the Messaria and the Carpas districts, all of whom are more or less affected by splenetic diseases.
noun splenetics · splenetick
- A person affected with spleen.
Translations
Talk about this word "splenetic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/splenetic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. splenetic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/splenetic "splenetic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/splenetic.Cite this
@misc{splenetic_2026,
title = {splenetic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/splenetic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
