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spleeny

spleeny adjective: full of spleen; melancholy.

Adjective

spleeny (comparative spleenier, superlative spleeniest)

  1. Full of spleen; melancholy.
  2. (Maine) Overly sensitive.

Forms of spleeny

comparativespleenier
superlativespleeniest

Origin of spleeny

From spleen + -y.

Questions about spleeny

What does spleeny mean?
Spleeny means full of spleen; melancholy.
What part of speech is spleeny?
Spleeny is an adjective.

Words near spleeny in the dictionary

  1. spleenocyte
  2. spleenocytes
  3. spleens
  4. spleenwort
  5. spleenworts
  6. spleeny
  7. spleet
  8. spleeted
  9. spleeting
  10. spleets
  11. splen-

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