splenative

English

Etymology

From Latin splēn (“spleen”) +‎ -ative.

Adjective

splenative (comparative more splenative, superlative most splenative)

1. (obsolete) pertaining to the spleen
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

     For, though I am not splenative and rash

Synonyms

• splenetic
• splenitive