# splenetic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /spləˈnɛtɪk/

## Definitions
1. Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
2. Related to the spleen.

## Etymology
The adjective form of spleen, borrowed from Late Latin spleneticus, from Latin splen. Anger was traditionally believed to originate from the fluids of the spleen.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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