Definition of splenetic in English:

splenetic

adjective splɪˈnɛtɪkspləˈnɛdɪk

1Bad-tempered; spiteful.
a splenetic rant
Example sentencesExamples
- He is at his splenetic best when rubbishing Auden's poetry, a subject he joyously returns to again and again.
- His lyrics are honest, unsparing, splenetic yet gruffly humorous.
- You couldn't mention one to the other without splenetic vitriol pouring out.
- It's therefore tempting to conclude that Harley must have used up of all his remaining creativity and originality on this one magnificently splenetic piece of pop genius.
- Yet Tyerman's frustration can sometimes lead to splenetic rants.
- You'll be splenetic and over-heated and I'll be jocular and whimsical.
- It's bracing to hear Hodgson in full splenetic flow.
- It's almost enough to warrant a splenetic, Burchill-esque diatribe against contemporary gay social mores - full of sweeping generalisations and gleeful scatter-shot vitriol.
- Vander, a pompous, splenetic academic, is an elderly Belgian émigré to a California town bearing the Nabokovian name of Arcady.
- Will the splenetic attack ads be replaced by straightforward pipebombing campaigns?
- It's anyone's guess, then, why he leaves his instruments dormant for much of this show in favour of splenetic rants and ruthless aggression towards his increasingly miserable audience.
- Given his mental-health problems, the loss of his girlfriend and his battle with alcoholism, it would seem he has had more than his fill of heartache; consequently The Kiss of Morning is a splenetic, purgative record.
- It's a classic of the splenetic blogging genre.
- So if there are any splenetic motorists or bilious cyclists out there thinking of penning an angry letter to the Evening Press, listen up.
- My previous splenetic post about my own debt was an attempt to encourage a little criticality about the social function of the MFA for graphic designers in the first place.
- That means his memorable classic blogbile rant against Qantas is again available for readers who prize splenetic blogging.
- Rarely have I read a more bitter, laudably splenetic piece of invective.
- And so the splenetic young rebel became a middle-aged man with studious specs and a shock of silver hair.
- We are further told that Finkelstein's book ‘reads like a rant, with splenetic attacks on individuals, many of them survivors, and vast generalisations about the whole of world Jewry.’
- Its splenetic and arrogant final edition on Thursday also appeared as childish anger from staff.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, ill-tempered, ill-humoured, angry, wrathful, cross, peevish, petulant, pettish, irritable, irascible, cantankerous, choleric, dyspeptic, testy, tetchy, snappish, waspish, crotchety, crabby, crabbed, querulous, resentful, rancorous, bilious, sour, bitter, acid, liverish
spiteful, malicious, ill-natured, hostile, acrimonious, malevolent, malignant, malign
informal bitchy
rare atrabilious, envenomed
2
archaic term for splenic
Example sentencesExamples
- Manu's Spleen 3 offers a double manifestation of spleen: the hysteria of a splenetic biological condition and the hysteria of laughter.

Derivatives

splenetically

adverb spləˈnɛtɪk(ə)lispləˈnɛdək(ə)li

In a bad-tempered or spiteful manner.
guys ranting splenetically about exes
Example sentencesExamples
- He's no fan of children, never bothering to moderate his splenetically obscene manner of speaking when they're around.
- Some of the more splenetically strident are positively screaming for someone to tell them on DPF's comments board, the identity of our next attacker.
- In the scene of Jo's death, for example, it is Esther who recites the Lord's Prayer and John Jarndyce who splenetically explodes with the third-person narrator's rage.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun denoting a person with a diseased spleen): from late Latin spleneticus, from Greek splēn (see spleen).

Rhymes

aesthetic (US esthetic), alphabetic, anaesthetic (US anesthetic), antithetic, apathetic, apologetic, arithmetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cosmetic, cybernetic, diabetic, dietetic, diuretic, electromagnetic, emetic, energetic, exegetic, frenetic, genetic, Helvetic, hermetic, homiletic, kinetic, magnetic, metic, mimetic, parenthetic, pathetic, peripatetic, phonetic, photosynthetic, poetic, prophetic, prothetic, psychokinetic, sympathetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, telekinetic, theoretic, zetetic

Definition of splenetic in US English:

splenetic

adjectivespləˈnedikspləˈnɛdɪk

1Bad-tempered; spiteful.
a splenetic outburst
Example sentencesExamples
- Will the splenetic attack ads be replaced by straightforward pipebombing campaigns?
- Yet Tyerman's frustration can sometimes lead to splenetic rants.
- Rarely have I read a more bitter, laudably splenetic piece of invective.
- You couldn't mention one to the other without splenetic vitriol pouring out.
- It's a classic of the splenetic blogging genre.
- We are further told that Finkelstein's book ‘reads like a rant, with splenetic attacks on individuals, many of them survivors, and vast generalisations about the whole of world Jewry.’
- That means his memorable classic blogbile rant against Qantas is again available for readers who prize splenetic blogging.
- Its splenetic and arrogant final edition on Thursday also appeared as childish anger from staff.
- It's therefore tempting to conclude that Harley must have used up of all his remaining creativity and originality on this one magnificently splenetic piece of pop genius.
- Given his mental-health problems, the loss of his girlfriend and his battle with alcoholism, it would seem he has had more than his fill of heartache; consequently The Kiss of Morning is a splenetic, purgative record.
- It's almost enough to warrant a splenetic, Burchill-esque diatribe against contemporary gay social mores - full of sweeping generalisations and gleeful scatter-shot vitriol.
- It's bracing to hear Hodgson in full splenetic flow.
- Vander, a pompous, splenetic academic, is an elderly Belgian émigré to a California town bearing the Nabokovian name of Arcady.
- So if there are any splenetic motorists or bilious cyclists out there thinking of penning an angry letter to the Evening Press, listen up.
- It's anyone's guess, then, why he leaves his instruments dormant for much of this show in favour of splenetic rants and ruthless aggression towards his increasingly miserable audience.
- His lyrics are honest, unsparing, splenetic yet gruffly humorous.
- My previous splenetic post about my own debt was an attempt to encourage a little criticality about the social function of the MFA for graphic designers in the first place.
- And so the splenetic young rebel became a middle-aged man with studious specs and a shock of silver hair.
- You'll be splenetic and over-heated and I'll be jocular and whimsical.
- He is at his splenetic best when rubbishing Auden's poetry, a subject he joyously returns to again and again.
Synonyms
bad-tempered, ill-tempered, ill-humoured, angry, wrathful, cross, peevish, petulant, pettish, irritable, irascible, cantankerous, choleric, dyspeptic, testy, tetchy, snappish, waspish, crotchety, crabby, crabbed, querulous, resentful, rancorous, bilious, sour, bitter, acid, liverish
2
archaic term for splenic
Example sentencesExamples
- Manu's Spleen 3 offers a double manifestation of spleen: the hysteria of a splenetic biological condition and the hysteria of laughter.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun denoting a person with a diseased spleen): from late Latin spleneticus, from Greek splēn (see spleen).

单词	splenetic
释义	Definition of splenetic in English: splenetic adjective splɪˈnɛtɪkspləˈnɛdɪk 1Bad-tempered; spiteful. a splenetic rant Example sentencesExamples He is at his splenetic best when rubbishing Auden's poetry, a subject he joyously returns to again and again. His lyrics are honest, unsparing, splenetic yet gruffly humorous. You couldn't mention one to the other without splenetic vitriol pouring out. It's therefore tempting to conclude that Harley must have used up of all his remaining creativity and originality on this one magnificently splenetic piece of pop genius. Yet Tyerman's frustration can sometimes lead to splenetic rants. You'll be splenetic and over-heated and I'll be jocular and whimsical. It's bracing to hear Hodgson in full splenetic flow. It's almost enough to warrant a splenetic, Burchill-esque diatribe against contemporary gay social mores - full of sweeping generalisations and gleeful scatter-shot vitriol. Vander, a pompous, splenetic academic, is an elderly Belgian émigré to a California town bearing the Nabokovian name of Arcady. Will the splenetic attack ads be replaced by straightforward pipebombing campaigns? It's anyone's guess, then, why he leaves his instruments dormant for much of this show in favour of splenetic rants and ruthless aggression towards his increasingly miserable audience. Given his mental-health problems, the loss of his girlfriend and his battle with alcoholism, it would seem he has had more than his fill of heartache; consequently The Kiss of Morning is a splenetic, purgative record. It's a classic of the splenetic blogging genre. So if there are any splenetic motorists or bilious cyclists out there thinking of penning an angry letter to the Evening Press, listen up. My previous splenetic post about my own debt was an attempt to encourage a little criticality about the social function of the MFA for graphic designers in the first place. That means his memorable classic blogbile rant against Qantas is again available for readers who prize splenetic blogging. Rarely have I read a more bitter, laudably splenetic piece of invective. And so the splenetic young rebel became a middle-aged man with studious specs and a shock of silver hair. We are further told that Finkelstein's book ‘reads like a rant, with splenetic attacks on individuals, many of them survivors, and vast generalisations about the whole of world Jewry.’ Its splenetic and arrogant final edition on Thursday also appeared as childish anger from staff. Synonyms bad-tempered, ill-tempered, ill-humoured, angry, wrathful, cross, peevish, petulant, pettish, irritable, irascible, cantankerous, choleric, dyspeptic, testy, tetchy, snappish, waspish, crotchety, crabby, crabbed, querulous, resentful, rancorous, bilious, sour, bitter, acid, liverish spiteful, malicious, ill-natured, hostile, acrimonious, malevolent, malignant, malign informal bitchy rare atrabilious, envenomed 2 archaic term for splenic Example sentencesExamples Manu's Spleen 3 offers a double manifestation of spleen: the hysteria of a splenetic biological condition and the hysteria of laughter. Derivatives splenetically adverb spləˈnɛtɪk(ə)lispləˈnɛdək(ə)li In a bad-tempered or spiteful manner. guys ranting splenetically about exes Example sentencesExamples He's no fan of children, never bothering to moderate his splenetically obscene manner of speaking when they're around. Some of the more splenetically strident are positively screaming for someone to tell them on DPF's comments board, the identity of our next attacker. In the scene of Jo's death, for example, it is Esther who recites the Lord's Prayer and John Jarndyce who splenetically explodes with the third-person narrator's rage. Origin Late Middle English (as a noun denoting a person with a diseased spleen): from late Latin spleneticus, from Greek splēn (see spleen). Rhymes aesthetic (US esthetic), alphabetic, anaesthetic (US anesthetic), antithetic, apathetic, apologetic, arithmetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cosmetic, cybernetic, diabetic, dietetic, diuretic, electromagnetic, emetic, energetic, exegetic, frenetic, genetic, Helvetic, hermetic, homiletic, kinetic, magnetic, metic, mimetic, parenthetic, pathetic, peripatetic, phonetic, photosynthetic, poetic, prophetic, prothetic, psychokinetic, sympathetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, telekinetic, theoretic, zetetic Definition of splenetic in US English: splenetic adjectivespləˈnedikspləˈnɛdɪk 1Bad-tempered; spiteful. a splenetic outburst Example sentencesExamples Will the splenetic attack ads be replaced by straightforward pipebombing campaigns? Yet Tyerman's frustration can sometimes lead to splenetic rants. Rarely have I read a more bitter, laudably splenetic piece of invective. You couldn't mention one to the other without splenetic vitriol pouring out. It's a classic of the splenetic blogging genre. We are further told that Finkelstein's book ‘reads like a rant, with splenetic attacks on individuals, many of them survivors, and vast generalisations about the whole of world Jewry.’ That means his memorable classic blogbile rant against Qantas is again available for readers who prize splenetic blogging. Its splenetic and arrogant final edition on Thursday also appeared as childish anger from staff. It's therefore tempting to conclude that Harley must have used up of all his remaining creativity and originality on this one magnificently splenetic piece of pop genius. Given his mental-health problems, the loss of his girlfriend and his battle with alcoholism, it would seem he has had more than his fill of heartache; consequently The Kiss of Morning is a splenetic, purgative record. It's almost enough to warrant a splenetic, Burchill-esque diatribe against contemporary gay social mores - full of sweeping generalisations and gleeful scatter-shot vitriol. It's bracing to hear Hodgson in full splenetic flow. Vander, a pompous, splenetic academic, is an elderly Belgian émigré to a California town bearing the Nabokovian name of Arcady. So if there are any splenetic motorists or bilious cyclists out there thinking of penning an angry letter to the Evening Press, listen up. It's anyone's guess, then, why he leaves his instruments dormant for much of this show in favour of splenetic rants and ruthless aggression towards his increasingly miserable audience. His lyrics are honest, unsparing, splenetic yet gruffly humorous. My previous splenetic post about my own debt was an attempt to encourage a little criticality about the social function of the MFA for graphic designers in the first place. And so the splenetic young rebel became a middle-aged man with studious specs and a shock of silver hair. You'll be splenetic and over-heated and I'll be jocular and whimsical. He is at his splenetic best when rubbishing Auden's poetry, a subject he joyously returns to again and again. Synonyms bad-tempered, ill-tempered, ill-humoured, angry, wrathful, cross, peevish, petulant, pettish, irritable, irascible, cantankerous, choleric, dyspeptic, testy, tetchy, snappish, waspish, crotchety, crabby, crabbed, querulous, resentful, rancorous, bilious, sour, bitter, acid, liverish 2 archaic term for splenic Example sentencesExamples Manu's Spleen 3 offers a double manifestation of spleen: the hysteria of a splenetic biological condition and the hysteria of laughter. Origin Late Middle English (as a noun denoting a person with a diseased spleen): from late Latin spleneticus, from Greek splēn (see spleen).
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