splenetic.

Marked by bitter irritability, ill temper, or spite.

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Words that belong together

• a splenetic outburst
• splenetic criticism

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His splenetic outburst made the apology that followed sound rehearsed.

She removed the splenetic passages without concealing the grievance.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more splenetic; superlative most splenetic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.