spleenish

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adjective

Affected with spleen; fretful.

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spleeny
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Meanings

adjectivespleenish (comparative more spleenish, superlative most spleenish)

comparative more spleenish · superlative most spleenish

  1. archaicAffected with spleen; fretful.

    But here yourselves you must engage Somewhat to cool your spleenish rage,

    1831, Joseph Ritson, Fairy Tales, Now First Collected (poem), Tale 8

    Synonyms: spleeny

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAffected with spleen; fretful.

Similar
spleeny

Origin

From spleen + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

spleenish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spleenish

MLA

“spleenish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spleenish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spleenish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spleenish.

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