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| sple·net·ic [ splə néttik ] |
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1. of spleen: relating to the spleen
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dated
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2. bad-tempered: extremely bad-tempered or spiteful
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literary
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noun (plural sple·net·ics) |
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somebody bad-tempered: somebody regarded as bad-tempered or spiteful
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literary or dated
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin spleneticus< splen (see spleen)] |
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  sple·net·i·cal·ly adverb |
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