— splenetically , adv.
/spli net"ik/ , adj. Also, splenetical .
1. of the spleen; splenic.
2. irritable; peevish; spiteful.
3. Obs. affected with, characterized by, or tending to produce melancholy.
n.
4. a splenetic person.
[ 1535-45; spleneticus. See SPLEN-, -ETIC ]
Syn. 2. vexatious, irascible, testy, fretful, touchy, petulant, choleric.