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Webster 1913 Edition


Splenetic

Splen′e-tic

,
Adj.
[L.
spleneticus
: cf. F.
splénétique
. See
Spleen
.]
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.
A person affected with spleen.

Webster 1828 Edition


Splenetic

SPLENETIC

,
Adj.
[L.] Affected with spleen; peevish; fretful.
You humor me when I am sick; Why not when I am splenetic.

SPLENETIC

,
Noun.
A person affected with spleen.