Splenetic
(adjective)
- Bad-tempered, irritable, and easily angered.
- Characterized by or arising from spleen.
Origin:
Derived from the latin word "splen" meaning "spleen" and "etic" meaning "pertaining to".
Examples:
- The customer was splenetic because he didn't like the service.
- The employee was splenetic because he was overworked.
- The teacher was splenetic and scolded the students.
- The politician's speeches were splenetic in nature, attacking opponents with harsh words.
- The patient was diagnosed with splenetic fever, a disease of the spleen.