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splenetic

  (splĭ-nĕt'ĭk) pronunciation also splenetical (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
  1. Of or relating to the spleen.
  2. Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability.
n.

A person regarded as irritable.

[Late Latin splēnēticus, from Latin splēn, spleen. See spleen.]

splenetically sple·net'i·cal·ly adv.
 
 
Word Overheard: splenetic/farrago

Ever notice that when your words are full of anger (splenetic), they tend to become a jumble (farrago)? Columnist George F. Will has noticed:

"Immediately after the London plot was disrupted, a 'senior administration official,' insisting on anonymity for his or her splenetic words, [said]:
"'The idea that the jihadists would all be peaceful, warm, loveable, God-fearing people if it weren't for U.S. policies strikes me as not a valid idea. (Democrats) do not have the understanding or the commitment to take on these forces. It's like John Kerry. The law enforcement approach doesn't work.'
"This farrago of caricature and non sequitur makes the administration seem eager to repel all but the delusional."

Link: Townhall.com::Stability in the Middle East is an illusion::By George Will

Posted August 16, 2006.

 
Obscure Words: splenetic


marked by bad temper, malevolence or spite
 
WordNet: splenetic
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: very irritable
  Synonyms: bristly, prickly, waspish


 
Translations: Translations for: Splenetic

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hypokonder, irritabel, vranten, milt-
n. - hypokondrist

Nederlands (Dutch)
boosaardig

Français (French)
adj. - acariâtre, plein de fiel
n. - acariâtre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mürrisch
n. - Griesgram

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αψίθυμος, (ανατ.) σπληνικός
n. - αψίθυμος άνθρωπος

Italiano (Italian)
bilioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esplenético, rabugento
n. - esplenético (m)

Русский (Russian)
ипохондрик, человек, страдающий болезнью селезенки, раздражительный, желчный, селезеночный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - esplénico, irritable, malhumorado, rencoroso
n. - persona de mal humor, persona enferma del bazo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - retlig, grinig, elak, melankolisk, mjältsjuk
n. - retlig person, mjältsjuk person

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
脾脏的, 坏心眼的, 容易发怒的, 脾脏病患者, 脾脏病的药, 坏心眼的人

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 脾臟的, 壞心眼的, 容易發怒的
n. - 脾臟病患者, 脾臟病的藥, 壞心眼的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비장의, 성을 잘 내는, 까다로운
n. - 비장병 환자, 성깔 있는 사람, 비장병 약

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 脾臓の, 不機嫌な, 気難しい
n. - 気難しい人, 脾病患者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضيق الصدر أو الخلق (الاسم) مصاب بهذا المرض, طحالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רתחן, מרושע, טחולי, של הטחול‬
n. - ‮אדם רתחן או מרושע‬


 
 

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