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splenetic
(encz) | splenetic,mrzutý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Splenetic
(gcide) | Splenetic \Splen"e*tic\, a. [L. spleneticus: cf. F.
spl['e]n['e]tique. See Spleen.]
Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
"Splenetic guffaw." --G. Eliot.
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You humor me when I am sick;
Why not when I am splenetic? --Pope.
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Syn: Morese; gloomy; sullen; peevish; fretful.
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Splenetic
(gcide) | Splenetic \Splen"e*tic\, n.
A person affected with spleen.
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splenetic
(wn) | splenetic
adj 1: of or relating to the spleen [syn: splenic,
splenetic, lienal]
2: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House
and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and
waspish about his colleagues" [syn: bristly, prickly,
splenetic, waspish] |
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splenetic
(encz) | splenetic,mrzutý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Antisplenetic
(gcide) | Antisplenetic \An`ti*splen"e*tic\ (?; see Splenetic, 277), a.
Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen. -- n. An
antisplenetic medicine.
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bristly prickly snappish splenetic waspish
(gcide) | Ill-natured \Ill`-na"tured\, a.
1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition;
surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed;
-- of people; as, an ill-natured person; an ill-natured
disagreeable old man. Opposite of good-natured.
[Narrower terms: {argumentative, contentious,
disputatious, disputative, litigious : {atrabilious,
bilious, dyspeptic, liverish : {bristly, prickly,
snappish, splenetic, waspish : {cantankerous, crotchety,
ornery : {choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-headed,
hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered : {crabbed,
crabby, cross, fussy, fussbudgety, grouchy, grumpy,
bad-tempered, ill-tempered}: {cranky, fractious,
irritable, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy,
tetchy, techy : {crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored,
ill-humoured}: {dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose,
saturnine, sour, sullen : {feisty, touchy : {huffish,
sulky}: {misanthropic, misanthropical : {misogynous :
shirty, snorty ill-tempered or annoyed): {shrewish,
nagging, vixenish : surly, ugly ] Also See: {unpleasant.
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2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The
ill-natured task refuse." --Addison.
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3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] "Ill-natured
land." --J. Philips.
3. not to one's liking; unpleasant; disagreeable. Opposite of
agreeable. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {annoying,
galling, chafing, irritating, nettlesome, pesky,
pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
vexatious, vexing}; {nerve-racking, nerve-wracking,
stressful, trying ]
Syn: disagreeable.
[WordNet 1.5] -- Ill`-na"tured*ly, adv. --
Ill`-na"tured*ness, n.
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Splenetical
(gcide) | Splenetical \Sple*net"ic*al\, a.
Splenetic.
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Splenetically
(gcide) | Splenetically \Sple*net"ic*al*ly\, adv.
In a splenetical manner.
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splenetic
(wn) | splenetic
adj 1: of or relating to the spleen [syn: splenic,
splenetic, lienal]
2: very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House
and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and
waspish about his colleagues" [syn: bristly, prickly,
splenetic, waspish] |
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