Word familyadjectivespleenfulspleenishspleenlessspleenysplenativespleneticspleneticalsplenicnounsplenectomysplenitissplenizationsplenomegalyspleenstonespleenwortspleenadverbsplenetically
sple·net·ic /spləˈnetɪk/adjectiveadj formal
BAD-TEMPEREDbad-tempered and often angry 脾气坏的,易怒的
Examples from the Corpus
splenetic• The crude and splenetic expression and presentation of such views suggested irrational pathological prejudice rather than a coherent ideology.• Dennis Jarrett replies: A somewhat splenetic reaction, Mr Francis, to be sure.
Originsplenetic
(1500-1600)Late Latinspleneticus, from Latinsplen; → SPLEEN