splenetic
Example Sentences
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These are things that just make us splenetic, things we fall in hate with, even though they are easily ignored.
From Washington Post • May 8, 2022
His older brother was into heavy-metal music, and Drnaso began to join him at concerts and record stores, developing a love for splenetic bands like Acid Bath and Agoraphobic Nosebleed.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019
Powell’s father was a splenetic figure, given to outbursts of rage.
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2018
The wild-eyed expressions and tone of his voice were full of vicious, splenetic wrath.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2018
The splenetic irritation of this disaster seems to have clung long after to the Duke of Burgundy.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
