SPLEENY

Etymology

Adjective

spleeny (comparative more spleeny, superlative most spleeny)

full of spleen; melancholy

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Source: Wiktionary


Spleen"y, a.

1. Irritable; peevish; fretful. Spleeny Lutheran, and not wholesome to Our cause. Shak.

2. Affected with nervous complaints; melancholy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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