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- Dictionarysple·net·ic/spləˈnedik/
adjective
- 1. bad-tempered; spiteful: "a splenetic outburst"
- 2. archaic term for splenic
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The meaning of SPLENETIC is given to melancholy. How to use splenetic in a sentence. Did you know?
SPLENETIC definition: 1. used to describe a person who easily becomes angry or annoyed, or their behaviour : 2. used to…. Learn more.
Synonyms for SPLENETIC: irritable, angry, bilious, dyspeptic, disagreeable, cantankerous, acid, ornery; Antonyms of SPLENETIC: amiable, pleasant, congenial, agreeable, friendly, benign, sweet, gentle
adjective. of the spleen; splenic. irritable; peevish; spiteful. Synonyms: touchy, fretful, testy, irascible, vexatious, choleric, petulant. Obsolete. affected with, characterized by, or tending to produce melancholy. noun. a splenetic person. splenetic. / splɪˈnɛtɪk / adjective. of or relating to the spleen. spiteful or irritable; peevish.
Anyone who's splenetic is very cranky and even a little mean. If you want to have fun at the bowling alley, don't invite your splenetic cousin to come along — he always ends up hurting someone's feelings.
Definition of splenetic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SPLENETIC meaning: 1. used to describe a person who easily becomes angry or annoyed, or their behaviour : 2. used to…. Learn more.
Jul 17, 2024 · splenetic (comparative more splenetic, superlative most splenetic) Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: angry, Thesaurus: irritable
1. (Anatomy) of or relating to the spleen. 2. spiteful or irritable; peevish. 3. (Medicine) obsolete full of melancholy. n. a spiteful or irritable person. [C16: from Late Latin splēnēticus, from Latin splēn spleen] spleˈnetically adv.
If you describe someone as splenetic, you mean that they easily become very angry about things.
