spleenful

[ spleen-fuh l ]
/ ˈsplin fəl /
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adjective

full of or displaying spleen.
ill-humored; irritable or peevish; spiteful; splenetic.

Origin of spleenful

First recorded in 1580–90; spleen + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM spleenful

spleen·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby spleenful

splatterpunk, splay, splayd, splayfoot, spleen, spleenful, spleenwort, spleeny, splen-, splenalgia, splendent

Words related to spleenful

snide, barbed, vindictive, malicious, catty, vicious, ornery, cruel, hateful, venomous, angry, dirty, evil, ill-natured, malevolent, malign, malignant, mean, waspish, wicked

Example sentences from the Web for spleenful

  • 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 |Various

  • 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

affected by spleen; bad-tempered or irritable

Derived forms of spleenful

spleenfully, adverb