[ splɪ'nɛtɪk ]
■ adjective
1》 bad-tempered or spiteful.
2》 archaic term for splenic .
Derivatives
~ally adverb
Origin
ME (as a noun denoting a person with a diseased spleen): from late L. ~us , from Gk splēn (see spleen ).
[ splɪ'nɛtɪk ]
■ adjective
1》 bad-tempered or spiteful.
2》 archaic term for splenic .
Derivatives
~ally adverb
Origin
ME (as a noun denoting a person with a diseased spleen): from late L. ~us , from Gk splēn (see spleen ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004