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splenetic

[spli-net-ik] / splɪˈnɛt ɪk /




















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It’s a look — for starters — at a splenetic young writer who, during a stay in the country, waits for his publisher to weigh in on his unfortunately titled second novel “Club Sandwich.”

From New York Times Jul. 13, 2023

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

The call represents one side of a debate about how the media should view and respond to the president’s splenetic attacks on the press — or whether the media should do anything at all.

From Washington Post Aug. 11, 2018

The silence was first broken by a splenetic ejaculation from Maitland.

From Discipline by Mary Brunton




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