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splenetic

adjective

very irritable

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
C
Contains
PL
Scrabble score
13

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Pronunciation

spləˈnɛtɪk

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Definitions

adjective

  1. very irritable

    “bristly exchanges between the White House and the press”

adjective

  1. of or relating to the spleen

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Example Sentences

bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
he became prickly and spiteful
witty and waspish about his colleagues

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