† splenativeadj.
Obsolete.
1. Acting on the spleen.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations for treating specific parts > [adjective] > for the spleen
splenitic1578
splenative1592
splenetic1658
splenical1684
1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. I4 My two cunning Philosophers were driuen to..seeke out splenatiue simples, to purge their popular Patients of the opinion of their old Traditions.
2. Spleenful; of a hot or hasty temper.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > [adjective] > irascible (of person)
hotOE
wooda1250
hastivec1300
irous1303
hastya1350
angrya1387
melancholiousa1393
quicka1400
irefulc1400
melancholyc1450
turnec1480
iracundiousa1492
passionatea1500
fumish1523
irascible1530
wrothful1535
fierya1540
warm1547
choleric1556
hot at hand1558
waspish1566
incensive1570
bilious1571
splenative1593
hot-livered1599
short1599
spitfire1600
warm-tempered1605
temperless1614
sulphurous1616
angryable1662
huffy1680
hastish1749
peppery1778
quick-tempered1792
inflammable1800
hair-triggered1806
gingery1807
spunky1809
iracund1821
irascid1823
wrathy1828
frenzy1859
gunpowdery1868
gunpowderous1870
tempersome1875
exacerbescent1889
tempery1905
lightningy1906
temperish1925
short-fused1979
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares To Rdr. Into some spleanatiue vaines of wantonnesse..haue I foolishlie relapsed.
1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. i. 258 Though I am not spleenatiue rash, Yet haue I in me something dangerous.
1630 W. Davenant Cruell Brother ii Even so the mighty Nations of the Earth Change..Their Battailes fierce to Duells spleenatiue, Or witty quarrels of the Penne.
1647 tr. G. Wishart Hist. Kings Affairs Scotl. under Montrose xii. 103 The two spleenative Armies.
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