spleenish
English
Etymology
Adjective
spleenish (comparative more spleenish, superlative most spleenish)
- (archaic) Affected with spleen; fretful.
- 1831, Joseph Ritson, Fairy Tales, Now First Collected (poem), Tale 8:
- But here yourselves you must engage
Somewhat to cool your spleenish rage,
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References
- “spleenish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.