splenetic
Meaningspleeny; irritable
Common meaning: bad-tempered
- splenthe spleenLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1416 · scan
- eticGreek adjective ending: able to, relating to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek σπλήν ‘the spleen’.
Roots
- σπλήν Greek “the spleen”
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