splenetic
5 synonyms and 1 antonym for splenetic, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Often bad-tempered and quick to be angry or spiteful.
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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.
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