spleenful
[ spleen-fuhl ]
adjective
full of or displaying spleen.
ill-humored; irritable or peevish; spiteful; splenetic.
Origin of spleenful
1Other words from spleenful
- spleen·ful·ly, adverb
Words Nearby spleenful
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How to use spleenful in a sentence
Extreme sensitiveness is apt to accompany a spirit of just his high-strung, petulant, and spleenful sort.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 | VariousHe knows that not only was his jealousy of his wife groundless, but it was forced by a spleenful pride.
Vittoria, Complete | George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for spleenful
spleenful
/ (ˈspliːnfʊl) /
adjective
affected by spleen; bad-tempered or irritable
Derived forms of spleenful
- spleenfully, adverb
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