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splenative

splenative adjective: pertaining to the spleen.

Adjective

splenative (comparative more splenative, superlative most splenative)

  1. (obsolete) pertaining to the spleen
    • For, though I am not splenative and rashc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Synonyms of splenative

Forms of splenative

comparativemore splenative
superlativemost splenative

Origin of splenative

From Latin splēn (“spleen”) + -ative.

Questions about splenative

What does splenative mean?
Splenative means pertaining to the spleen.
What part of speech is splenative?
Splenative is an adjective.

Words near splenative in the dictionary

  1. spleeted
  2. spleeting
  3. spleets
  4. splen-
  5. splenalgia
  6. splenative
  7. splenauxe
  8. splenculi
  9. splenculus
  10. Splenda daddies
  11. Splenda daddy

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