splenetic
Cross references: 1. irascible sple.net.ic \spli-'net-ik, archaic 'splen-*-(.)tik\ \spli-'net-i-k(*-)le-\ aj [LL spleneticus, fr. L splen spleen] 1: SPLENIC archaic 2: given to melancholy 3: marked by bad temper, malevolence, or spite - splenetic n