Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

splenetic

[spli-net-ik] / splɪˈnɛt ɪk /




















Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Theatergoers still talk about Mr. Malkovich’s splenetic, warp-speed opening monologue.

From New York Times Feb. 20, 2019

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

The wild-eyed expressions and tone of his voice were full of vicious, splenetic wrath.

From Salon Sep. 28, 2018

The call represents one side of a debate about how the media should view and respond to the president’s splenetic attacks on the press — or whether the media should do anything at all.

From Washington Post Aug. 11, 2018

We had made experience of states of body which are termed bilious, of states of mind more or less splenetic, lethargic, and irritable.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe




Vocabulary lists containing splenetic


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training