splenetic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to the spleen
    lienal; splenic.
  2. adjective satellite very irritable
    waspish; bristly; prickly.
    • bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
    • he became prickly and spiteful
    • witty and waspish about his colleagues

WordNet

Splen"e*tic adjective
Etymology
L. spleneticus: cf. F. splénétique. See Spleen.
Definitions
  1. Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful. "Splenetic guffaw." G. Eliot.
    You humor me when I am sick; Why not when I am splenetic? Pope.
    Syn. -- Morese; gloomy; sullen; peevish; fretful.
Splen"e*tic noun
Definitions
  1. A person affected with spleen.

Webster 1913