单词 |
spleenish |
释义 |
ˈspleenish, a. Now rare. Also 6–7 splenish. [f. spleen n.] †1. Apt to disorder the spleen. Obs.—1
1598Bp. Hall Sat. iv. iv. 20 When splenish morsels cram the gaping maw. 2. Somewhat spleenful or splenetic.
1610Bp. Hall Apol. Brownists 3 [They] are ofttentimes moued to shoote..the bitter arrowes of spightfull and splenish discourses. 1649J. Arnway Tablet (1661) 8 The common and known fruits of fiery and spleenish tempers. 1651Baxter Let. to Ch. Kederminster 5 They will..think them spleenish or ungodly that will not offer a sacrifice to Mars. 1890H. M. Stanley Darkest Africa I. xii. 321 They..sought by other means to gratify their spleenish hate. Hence ˈspleenishly adv.; ˈspleenishness.
1775S. J. Pratt Liberal Opin. lxxxiv. (1783) III. 116 To shut the book in a passion, or spleenishly tear out the leaf. 1847Webster, Spleenishness, state of being spleenish. |

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