splenetic

sple·net·ic

adj
\spli-ˈne-tik, archaic ˈsple-nə-(ˌ)tik\

Definition of SPLENETIC

1

archaic : given to melancholy

2

: marked by bad temper, malevolence, or spite

— splenetic noun

— sple·net·i·cal·ly \spli-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of SPLENETIC

1. <the newspaper publisher's splenetic editorials often struck fear into local politicians>

Origin of SPLENETIC

Late Latin spleneticus, from Latin splen spleen

First Known Use: 1697

Related to SPLENETIC

Synonyms: acid, bearish, bilious, bloody-minded [chiefly British], cantankerous, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ornery, ill–tempered, surly

Antonyms: amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered

Related Words: choleric, crabby, cranky, crotchety, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, querulous; irascible, irritable, peevish, peppery, petulant, quick-tempered, short-tempered, snappish, snippy, testy, touchy; argumentative, contentious, contrary, cussed; angry, exasperated, indignant, irate, mad, upset, uptight; depressed, dour, glum, morose, sullen; anal, old-maidish, schoolmarmish

Near Antonyms: agreeable, amicable, congenial, friendly, pleasant; benign, gentle, kind, nice, sweet; bubbly, cheerful, cheery, effervescent, exuberant, high-spirited, joyful, lighthearted, lively, vivacious; content, glad, happy; calm, placid, serene; long-suffering, patient, tolerant

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Rhymes with SPLENETIC

aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic