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spleneticadjective having or showing a habitually bad temperthe newspaper publisher's splenetic editorials often struck fear into local politicians acid, bearish, bilious, bloody-minded(chiefly British), cantankerous, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, ornery, surly choleric, crabby, cranky, crotchety, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, querulousirascible, irritable, peevish, peppery, petulant, quick-tempered, short-tempered, snappish, snippy, testy, touchyargumentative, contentious, contrary, cussedangry, exasperated, indignant, irate, mad, upset, uptightdepressed, dour, glum, morose, sullenanal, old-maidish, schoolmarmish amiable, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered agreeable, amicable, congenial, friendly, pleasantbenign, gentle, kind, nice, sweetbubbly, cheerful, cheery, effervescent, exuberant, high-spirited, joyful, lighthearted, lively, vivaciouscontent, glad, happycalm, placid, serenelong-suffering, patient, tolerant in 1697 |