First Known Use: 1697
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splenetic
adjective sple·net·ic \spli-ˈne-tik, archaic ˈsple-nə-(ˌ)tik\
: very angry and annoyed
Full Definition of SPLENETIC
1
archaic : given to melancholy
2
: marked by bad temper, malevolence, or spite
— splenetic noun
— sple·net·i·cal·ly \spli-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of SPLENETIC
Late Latin spleneticus, from Latin splen spleen
Related to SPLENETIC
- Synonyms
- acid, bearish, bilious, bloody-minded [chiefly British], cantankerous, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ornery, ill–tempered, surly
- Antonyms
- amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered
Rhymes with SPLENETIC
aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic
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