| Front | Splenetic (adjective) |
|---|---|
| Back | Bad-tempered, irritable, or spiteful. The word splenetic is actually related to spleen, which was considered the seat of moroseness and bad temper in medieval physiology. English has a wide variety of synonyms for splenetic, including bristly, prickly, crabby, cranky, crotchety, cantankerous, irascible (easily provoked), testy (irritated by small annoyances), and dyspeptic (gloomy, sullen, and irritable). |
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