Sour spice used in and around Lent

• Irritable writer, around 50, among names raised
• Peevish

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Splenetic \Splen"e*tic\, n. A person affected with spleen.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to the spleen [syn: splenic , lienal ] very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" [syn: bristly , prickly , waspish ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry 2 (context biology English) relating to the spleen n. (context archaic English) A person affected with spleen.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Dennis Jarrett replies: A somewhat splenetic reaction, Mr Francis, to be sure. ▪ The crude and splenetic expression and presentation of such views suggested irrational pathological prejudice rather than a coherent ideology. ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1540s, "pertaining to the spleen," from Late Latin spleneticus , from splen (see spleen ). Meaning "irritably morose" is from 1590s. Alternative splenic (1610s) is from French splénique (16c.).\n\n Gloomy , Sullen , Sulky , Morose , Splenetic . These words ...