'Splenetic' definitions:

Definition of 'splenetic'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the spleen [syn: splenic, splenetic, lienal]
adjective
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]

Definition of 'Splenetic'

From: GCIDE
  • Splenetic \Splen"e*tic\, n. A person affected with spleen. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Splenetic'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • You humor me when I am sick; Why not when I am splenetic? --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Morese; gloomy; sullen; peevish; fretful. [1913 Webster]