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Synonyms & Antonyms of splenetic
having or showing a habitually bad temper
- the newspaper publisher's splenetic editorials often struck fear into local politicians
Synonyms for splenetic
- acid,
- bearish,
- bilious,
- bloody-minded
- [chiefly British],
- cantankerous,
- disagreeable,
- dyspeptic,
- ill-humored,
- ill-natured,
- ill-tempered,
- ornery,
- surly
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The first known use of splenetic was in 1697
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