full of spleen; irritable, peevish, spiteful, etc.
: also ˈspleenish, ˈspleeny
Derived forms
spleenfully (ˈspleenfully)
adverb
spleenful in American English
(ˈsplinfəl)
adjective
1.
full of or displaying spleen
2.
ill-humored; irritable or peevish; spiteful; splenetic
Derived forms
spleenfully
adverb
Word origin
[1580–90; spleen + -ful]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: critical, filibuster, humanist, mandarin, stigma-ful is a suffix meaning “full of,” “characterized by” (shameful; beautiful; careful; thoughtful); “tending to,” “able to” (wakeful; harmful); or “as much as will fill” (spoonful)