† splenaticadj.
Obsolete.
1. Affected with disease of the spleen. rare.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [adjective] > disorders of spleen
splenetic?1543
splenitic1578
spleenish1598
splenatic1607
splenitive1633
milt-grown1662
splenic1867
perisplenitic1899
splenomegalic1900
hyposplenic1941
hypersplenic1946
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 189 The Spleene drunke in vrine, cureth the spleenatick [1658: Spleenetick].
2. Seated in, arising from, the spleen.
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the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [adjective] > spleen
splenetic?1543
splenitic1578
splenetical1599
splenic1619
splenatic1621
lienous1657
lienary1684
lienal1879
perisplenic1883
splenorenal1945
1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. iii. iv. 53 Windy melancholy, which Laurentius subdivides into three parts,..Hepaticke, Splenaticke, Mesariacke.
1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) ii. v. iii. i. 371 I finde those that commend vse of apples, in Splenaticke..melancholy.
3. Of persons: Spleenful.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective]
sharpc1000
impatient1377
out-sharpinga1382
teethya1500
fumish1523
testy1526
crabbed1535
tettish1567
peevish1577
kickish1589
splenetic1593
spleenful1594
tetchy1596
wasp-stung1598
touchy1602
spleeny1604
pruriginous1609
teety1621
splenitive1633
peltish1648
irritable1662
splenatic1663
splenetive1678
unheer1691
rusty1694
nettlesome1766
stingy1781
snarly1798
tutty1809
spleenical1818
rileya1824
nettly1825
edgy1837
porcupinal1846
shirty1846
raspish1854
peckish1857
streaky1860
owly1864
teasy1866
fussy1869
raspy1869
spiky1881
chippyc1885
tetchous1890
narky1895
snarky1906
ringy1907
snarkish1912
Scot1916
crooked1945
niggly1952
snooty1959
kvetchy1965
to be on the rag1967
sandpaper1976
gribble1984
splenous-
1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 16 More peevish, cross, and spleenatick, Then Dog distract, or Monky sick.
1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. i. 18 King Pyrrhus cur'd his splenatick And testy Courtiers with a kick.
1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius Pref. p. xxi The splenatick man delights in satire.
4. Caused by, due to, spleen.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective] > characterized or caused by
splenatica1661
splenetic1693
splenetive1829
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Warw. 121 Queen Mary..understanding it a Splenatick design against Cardinal Poole.
1707 J. Freind Acct. Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain 219 The first Line dispers'd all those splenatick Fumes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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