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splenetic

[spli-net-ik] / splɪˈnɛt ɪk /




















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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

Powell’s father was a splenetic figure, given to outbursts of rage.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2018

The wild-eyed expressions and tone of his voice were full of vicious, splenetic wrath.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2018

Cecilia was his safety-valve, the confidante of all his matrimonial troubles, and he never failed to receive from her some useful advice or some consoling words that calmed his splenetic outbursts.

From The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 by Palacio Vald?s, Armando




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