Splenetic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to the spleen

very irritable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/splɛnˈɛɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/splɛnˈɛtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/splɛnˈɛtɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /splɛnˈɛɾɪk/.

Examples

bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
he became prickly and spiteful
witty and waspish about his colleagues

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waspish lienal bristly splenic prickly

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to the spleen
adjective	very irritable “bristly exchanges between the White House and the press”

Word Forms

spleen	noun	a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
lien	noun	a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Milz

von oder im Zusammenhang mit der Milz

🇫🇷French

atrabilaire

de ou lié à la rate

🇪🇸Spanish

esplénico

Perteneciente o relacionado con el bazo.

🇮🇹Italian

splenico

di o relativo alla milza

🇳🇱Dutch

zwaarmoedig

van of gerelateerd aan de milt

🇵🇹Portuguese

esplenético

de ou relacionado ao baço

🇷🇺Russian

селезеночный

селезенки или относящиеся к ней

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रोधी

या तिल्ली से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

স্প্লেনেটিক

এর বা প্লীহা সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

மண்ணீரல்

அல்லது மண்ணீரலுடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లీహము

యొక్క లేదా ప్లీహానికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्प्लेनेटिक

प्लीहा च्या किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પ્લેનેટિક

બરોળનું અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಲ್ಮ

ಅಥವಾ ಗುಲ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലീഹ

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്ലീഹയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脾脏的

属于或与脾脏有关的

🇯🇵Japanese

脾臓

脾臓の、または脾臓に関する

🇰🇷Korean

비장

비장의 또는 비장과 관련된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lách

của hoặc liên quan đến lá lách

🇹🇭Thai

ม้าม

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับม้าม

🇮🇩Indonesian

lekas marah

dari atau berkaitan dengan limpa

🇲🇾Malay

splenetik

daripada atau berkaitan dengan limpa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوداوي

الطحال أو المتعلقة به

🇮🇷Persian

طحالی

از طحال یا مربوط به طحال

🇹🇷Turkish

dalgın

dalağa ait veya dalağa ilişkin

🇮🇱Hebrew

טחול

של או הקשורים לטחול

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