spleenful

[ spleen-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. full of or displaying spleen.

  2. ill-humored; irritable or peevish; spiteful; splenetic.

Origin of spleenful

1
First recorded in 1580–90; spleen + -ful

Other 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.

  • He 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
  1. affected by spleen; bad-tempered or irritable

Derived forms of spleenful

  • spleenfully, adverb

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