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
These are things that just make us splenetic, things we fall in hate with, even though they are easily ignored.
From Washington Post • May 8, 2022
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 silence was first broken by a splenetic ejaculation from Maitland.
From Discipline by Brunton, Mary
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
