† spleneticaladj.n.
Obsolete.
A. adj.
1. = splenetic adj. 1.
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the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [adjective] > spleen
splenetic?1543
splenitic1578
splenetical1599
splenic1619
splenatic1621
lienous1657
lienary1684
lienal1879
perisplenic1883
splenorenal1945
1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 162/1 [A prescription] For Spleneticalle dolour.
a1639 H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 488 I have received much benefit..touching my spleneticall Infirmity.
1694 W. Westmacott Θεολοβοτονολογια 13 Wild-Ash..will yield a Liquor highly commended in Scorbutical and Splenetical Affects.
1708 Brit. Apollo 15–20 Oct. Splenetical and Hypocondriacal Distempers.
2. Disposed to mirth. (Cf. spleen n. 1c.)
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adjective]
blitheOE
merryOE
golikc1175
lustya1225
playfulc1225
jollyc1305
merrya1350
jocund?c1380
galliardc1386
in (also on) a (merry, etc.) pinc1395
mirthfula1400
baudec1400
gayc1400
jovy1426
jocantc1440
crank1499
envoisiesa1500
as merry as a cricket1509
pleasant1530
frolic?1548
jolious1575
gleeful1586
buxom1590
gleesome1590
festival1592
laughter-loving1592
disposed1593
jucund1596
heartsomec1600
jovial1607
jovialist1610
laughsome1612
jocundary1618
gaysome1633
chirpinga1637
jovialissime1652
airy1654
festivous1654
hilarous1659
spleneticala1661
cocket1671
cranny1673
high1695
vogie1715
raffing?1719
festal1724
as merry (or lively) as a grig1728
hearty1755
tittuping1772
festive1774
fun-loving1776
mirthsome1787
Falstaffian1809
cranky1811
laughful1825
as lively as a cricket1832
hurrah1835
hilarious1838
Bacchic1865
laughterful1874
griggish1879
banzai1929
slap-you-on-the-back1932
a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 185 Splenetical Democritus did make His lungs with a perpetual laughter shake.
B. n.
= splenetic n. 2.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations for treating specific parts > [noun] > for the spleen
spleen-stone1595
splenetica1648
splenetical1671
1671 W. Salmon Synopsis Medicinæ iii. xv. 358 Spleneticals are such things as are appropriated to the Spleen, the seat of Melancholly.
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