sple|net´i|cal|ly

sple|net´i|cal|ly
sple|net|ic «splih NEHT ihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with the spleen.
2. bad-tempered; irritable; peevish; irascible: »

a splenetic woman, who must have someone to find fault with (Samuel Richardson).

–n.
a person who is splenetic in disposition.
[< Late Latin splēnēticus < Latin splēn; see etym. under spleen (Cf.spleen)]
sple|net´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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