splenitive
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈsplɛnɪtɪv/
- Archaic
- His splenitive reaction to the minor comment surprised everyone at the meeting.
Examples
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She avoided discussing politics with her splenitive uncle to prevent an argument.
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In the play, the splenitive character was quick to take offense at the slightest remark.
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The splenitive tone in his voice made everyone uncomfortable during the meeting.
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His splenitive nature often led to arguments.
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She has a splenitive temperament that makes it hard to work with her.
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She is known for her splenitive nature, often getting upset over trivial matters.
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Despite his calm demeanor, he can be quite splenitive when provoked.
Synonyms
30
3.7
Quick to become annoyed or angry
24
7.2
A person who is unfriendly and often angry in a rough or threatening way
22
9.6
Quick to become annoyed and show a bad mood
22
8.5
Being bad-tempered and stubborn, often hard to deal with
10
5.1
Quick to become angry
9
8.6
Gets angry easily and often argues with people
9
5.9
Quick to feel annoyed or offended by small remarks
6
4.2
Quick to get angry or easily annoyed
5
8.6
Quick to become angry, often at small things
5
3.5
Quick to get angry or annoyed
4
5.7
Easily annoyed and quick to get angry
2
6.0
To become angry quickly and easily
1
9.9
Easily upset or hurt by small harmless remarks
1
8.8
Quick to speak in a rude or angry way that hurts others
1
8.1
Easily annoyed and quick to speak sharply
1
6.4
Quick to get annoyed and show irritation
1
9.6
Quick to become angry and often bad-tempered
1
9.9
Easily become angry and say harsh things
1
9.7
Feeling annoyed and in a bad mood
1
9.1
Being easily annoyed and quick to feel offended
1
9.8
Easily annoyed and likely to argue or be unhelpful
1
6.3
Very easily upset by what people say or do
Being bad-tempered and easily offended
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Splenitive comes from the old root splen- meaning 'spleen'. People long ago thought the spleen made people angry, so splenitive describes someone easily angered.