Spleenful

Spleenful
Spleenful Spleen"ful, a. Displaying, or affected with, spleen; angry; fretful; melancholy. [1913 Webster]

Myself have calmed their spleenful mutiny. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Then rode Geraint, a little spleenful yet, Across the bridge that spann'd the dry ravine. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]


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  • spleenful — adjective Date: 1588 full of or affected with spleen ; splenetic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • splenetic — [spli net′ik] adj. [LL spleneticus] 1. of the spleen; splenic 2. bad tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, etc.; spleenful 3. Obs. melancholy: Also splenetical n. a spleenful person SYN. IRRITABLE splenetically adv …   English World dictionary

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