splenetic
Day 74Level 2spli-NET-ik
bad-tempered
bad-tempered, irritable
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms:
acrimonious, peevish, acerbic, churlish
Antonyms:
cheerful, kind, pleasant, happy
Example Sentence:
Colbert waged a splenetic assault on the newspaper.
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