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   Sple·net·ic

   /spləˈnedik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. bad-tempered; spiteful: "a splenetic outburst"
   • 2. archaic term for splenic

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun denoting a person with a diseased spleen): from late Latin spleneticus, from Greek splēn (see spleen).

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   What does splenetic mean?

   • splenetic ( comparative more splenetic, superlative most splenetic) Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry . ( biology) Related to the spleen . splenetic (plural splenetics)

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   What does splenic mean?

   • 1. of the spleen; splenic. 2. irritable; peevish; spiteful. 3. Obs. affected with or tending to produce melancholy. n. 4. a splenetic person. [1535–45; < Late Latin splēnēticus. See splen -, -etic] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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   What is the meaning of splanchnic?

   • obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation Of, pertaining to, or affecting the viscera; splanchnic. proceeding from emotion or instinct rather than from intellect; deeply emotional; – as, a visceral reaction.

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   used to describe a person who easily becomes angry or annoyed, or their behavior: A splenetic client began screaming at me on the phone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming angry and expressing anger. (almost) burst a blood vessel idiom. ape. ballistic. bananas. bay for blood idiom. blow. chip. fulminating. fume.

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   Definitions of splenetic. adjective. of or relating to the spleen. synonyms: lienal, splenic. adjective. very irritable. synonyms: bristly, prickly, waspish. ill-natured. having an irritable and unpleasant disposition. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Splenetic."

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   Definition of splenetic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define splenetic. splenetic synonyms, splenetic pronunciation, splenetic translation, English dictionary definition of splenetic. also sple·net·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to the spleen. 2. Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability. n. A person regarded as irritable....

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   Definitions of 'splenetic' If you describe someone as splenetic, you mean that they easily become very angry about things. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'splenetic' British English: splɪnetɪk. More. Synonyms of 'splenetic' • irritable, cross, bad-tempered, acid [...] More. Examples of 'splenetic' in a sentence.

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   Feb 8, 2024 · splenetic ( comparative more splenetic, superlative most splenetic) Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: angry, Thesaurus: irritable. ( biology) Related to the spleen .

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   Splenetic definition: . See examples of SPLENETIC used in a sentence.