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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for splenetic:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

splenetic
    adj 1: of or relating to the spleen [syn: splenic,
           splenetic, lienal]
    2: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House
       and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and
       waspish about his colleagues" [syn: bristly, prickly,
       splenetic, waspish]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Splenetic \Splen"e*tic\, a. [L. spleneticus: cf. F.
   spl['e]n['e]tique. See Spleen.]
   Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
   "Splenetic guffaw." --G. Eliot.
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         You humor me when I am sick;
         Why not when I am splenetic?             --Pope.
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   Syn: Morese; gloomy; sullen; peevish; fretful.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Splenetic \Splen"e*tic\, n.
   A person affected with spleen.
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