definition of
splenetic

[1] #1 splenetic a. [splenic, lienal] of or relating to the spleen. wn

[2] #2 splenetic s. [bristly, prickly, waspish] very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues". wn