😠 Easily angered 🩺 Of the spleen

splenitive

1 9.9

Quick to become angry or take offense

adjective
/ˈsplɛnɪtɪv/

Archaic

: irritable

His splenitive reaction to the minor comment surprised everyone at the meeting.

Examples

She avoided discussing politics with her splenitive uncle to prevent an argument.
In the play, the splenitive character was quick to take offense at the slightest remark.
The splenitive tone in his voice made everyone uncomfortable during the meeting.
His splenitive nature often led to arguments.
She has a splenitive temperament that makes it hard to work with her.
She is known for her splenitive nature, often getting upset over trivial matters.
Despite his calm demeanor, he can be quite splenitive when provoked.

Synonyms

irritable

vssplenitive

32 3.7

Quick to become annoyed or angry

is quicker to take offense or show sudden ill temper

surly

vssplenitive

24 7.2

A person who is unfriendly and often angry in a rough or threatening way

is more about quick offense, not necessarily hostile or threatening mood

ornery

vssplenitive

Informal

22 8.5

Being bad-tempered and stubborn, often hard to deal with

is less about stubbornness and more about quick offense or anger

pissy

vssplenitive

Offensive

18 9.6

Quick to become annoyed and show a bad mood

is more neutral and not necessarily petty, focusing on quick offense

cantankerous

vssplenitive

9 8.6

Gets angry easily and often argues with people

is more about quick irritation rather than persistent stubborn argument

huffy

vssplenitive

5 5.9

Quick to feel annoyed or offended by small remarks

is quicker to take offense and show ill temper

irascible

vssplenitive

Formal

5 8.6

Quick to become angry, often at small things

is prone to take offense without needing provocation

hot-tempered

vssplenitive

5 5.1

Quick to become angry

is more about quick offense rather than loud explosive anger

short-tempered

vssplenitive

4 4.2

Quick to get angry or easily annoyed

is more about a lasting ill temper rather than only brief quick anger

ill-tempered

vssplenitive

4 5.7

Easily annoyed and quick to get angry

is quicker to take offense and more reactive than plain grumpiness

bad-tempered

vssplenitive

3 3.5

Quick to get angry or annoyed

is more about quick offense rather than generally bad mood

quick-tempered

vssplenitive

1 6.0

To become angry quickly and easily

is broader, meaning general irritability and frequent offense taking

chippy

vssplenitive

1 9.1

Being easily annoyed and quick to feel offended

is mainly about a quick angry temperament rather than defensive attitude

choleric

vssplenitive

1 9.6

Quick to become angry and often bad-tempered

is common modern wording for quick offense rather than classical temperament labels

splenetic

vssplenitive

Archaic

1 9.9

Easily become angry and say harsh things

is identical in sense but also used in medical contexts

chinny

vssplenitive

1 9.9

Easily upset or hurt by small harmless remarks

is about general quick anger rather than only trivial complaints

snorty

vssplenitive

1 9.7

Feeling annoyed and in a bad mood

is more about a quick offended temperament than only speech habits

waspish

vssplenitive

1 8.1

Easily annoyed and quick to speak sharply

is more about internal temper and quick offense rather than sharp speech

stroppy

vssplenitive

1 9.8

Easily annoyed and likely to argue or be unhelpful

is less about being argumentative, more about quick offense and irritability

bristly

vssplenitive

6.4

Quick to get annoyed and show irritation

is more about becoming angry rather than only prickly annoyance

ultrasensitive

vssplenitive

6.3

Very easily upset by what people say or do

is less extreme in sensitivity, meaning normal quick irritation

waspy

vssplenitive

8.8

Quick to speak in a rude or angry way that hurts others

is broader, focusing on anger proneness rather than only sharp speech

huffish

vssplenitive

9.9

Being bad-tempered and easily offended

is more about sudden anger than sulky moodiness

Antonyms

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

placid

15 5.0

Calm and not easily upset, like a quiet lake

How Irritable

irascible

Formal

5 8.6

splenitive

Archaic

1 9.9

testy

32 7.2

irritable

32 3.7

touchy

33 4.9

Surface Forms

splenitive positive

Morphology

splenitive = spleen (opaque) = splen + itive

The connection between 'spleen' and 'splenitive' is not transparent as the meaning shift from a physical organ to a temperament trait is not obvious.

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.