splenetic
Example Sentences
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And Carlin’s routines, particularly from his splenetic, late-period specials, have hardly lost their punch.
From New York Times • May 11, 2022
But dragging a 16-year-old into this splenetic, self-serving bar brawl makes a dangerous new level of provocation that should not go unchallenged.
From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019
His older brother was into heavy-metal music, and Drnaso began to join him at concerts and record stores, developing a love for splenetic bands like Acid Bath and Agoraphobic Nosebleed.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019
The wild-eyed expressions and tone of his voice were full of vicious, splenetic wrath.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2018
In my mental vision I can mark the rising gorge of some splenetic Briton of the philanthropic school as he reads this phrase, "glorious pastime," wipes his glasses and reads it again.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
Vocabulary lists containing splenetic
"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 5
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