splenetIc, splenetIc, splenetIck, spleen etic

& s. [Latin splenetic us, from splen spleen.] A. As adj .: Affected with or characterized by spleen; peevish, ill-natured, fretful, morose. "Whose wit can brighten up a wintry day, And chase the splenetic dull hours away." Cowper: Conversation, 582. *B. As subst.: A person affected with spleen. "This daughter silently lours; the other steals a kind look at you; a third is exactly well behaved; and a fourth a splenetick."- Tatler . For the difference between splenetic and gloomy , see GLOOMY.