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spleenful

[spleen-fuhl]

spleen·ful

[spleen-fuhl]
adjective
1.
full of or displaying spleen.
2.
ill-humored; irritable or peevish; spiteful; splenetic.

Origin:
1580–90; spleen + -ful

spleen·ful·ly, adverb
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spleenful (ˈspliːnfʊl)
 
adj
affected by spleen; bad-tempered or irritable
 
'spleenfully
 
adv

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