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UK
/splɛnˈɛtɪk/
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ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to the spleen
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very irritable
witty and waspish about his colleagues
bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
he became prickly and spiteful
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- My previous splenetic post about my own debt was an attempt to encourage a little criticality about the social function of the MFA for graphic designers in the first place.
- If you've read The Rum Diary, you'll notice that certain characters and events have been amalgamated, erased or enlarged, often cleverly and wisely, but that Robinson's gentler tone is slightly at odds with Thompson's marvellously splenetic and bilious prose. Johnny Depp is back as a very different Hunter S Thompson
- The Ghanaian fans reckoned Lúcio induced the referee's error with an exaggerated fall, so their repertoire of songs and sounds was augmented thereafter by splenetic boos every time the centre-back touched the ball. Brazil 1-0 Ghana | International friendly match report
- Sadly, such Panglossian self-delusion is not confined merely to the Lab-liar front bench but has seeped into the self-delusory tone of much CiF comment which has reacted splenetically to having been caught with their hands in the cookie jar, the lid of which has now been firmly smacked shut. The 'big society' is collapsing under its inherent absurdity | Catherine Bennett
- You couldn't mention one to the other without splenetic vitriol pouring out.
- I am told that "splenetic" language could be heard from the direction of the PM's office as soon as Brown read Darling's interview on Tuesday. The Guardian World News
- In England at least there were fond memories of the Barnacle's stalwart defence in saving the Lord's Test in 1953 to temper the criticism even if EW Swanton was typically splenetic in his damnation. Pakistan's Azhar joins Barnacle and Boycott as new kid with the block | Rob Bagchi
- That means his memorable classic blogbile rant against Qantas is again available for readers who prize splenetic blogging.
- Rarely have I read a more bitter, laudably splenetic piece of invective.