- splenetically
- adverb see splenetic
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
splenetically
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Splenetically — Sple*net ic*al*ly, adv. In a splenetical manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
splenetically — See splenetic. * * * … Universalium
splenetically — adverb In a splenetic manner … Wiktionary
splenetically — adv. irritably, spitefully, maliciously; gloomily … English contemporary dictionary
splenetically — sple·net·i·cal·ly … English syllables
splenetically — ə̇k(ə)lē, ēk , li adverb : in a splenetic manner … Useful english dictionary
splenetic — 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; < LL spleneticus … Universalium
splenetic — adjective Etymology: Late Latin spleneticus, from Latin splen spleen Date: 1697 1. archaic given to melancholy 2. marked by bad temper, malevolence, or spite • splenetic noun • splenetically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
P.'s Correspondence — is a 1845 short story by the 19th century American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, constituting a pioneering work of alternate history. Some consider it the very first such work in the English language (depending on whether or not Benjamin Disraeli s … Wikipedia
splenetic — [splɪ nɛtɪk] adjective 1》 bad tempered or spiteful. 2》 archaic term for splenic. Derivatives splenetically adverb Origin ME (as a noun denoting a person with a diseased spleen): from late L. spleneticus, from Gk splēn (see spleen) … English new terms dictionary
