Webster's Dictionary 1913

8371

Spleenless

Spleen″less, a. Having no spleen; hence, kind; gentle; mild. Chapman.

8372

Spleenwort

Spleen″wort′ (?), n. [Spleen + wort; cf. L. splenium, asplenium, Gr. ����, ����, ���.] (Bot.) Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remed...

8373

Spleeny

Spleen″y (?), a. 1. Irritable; peevish; fretful.Spleeny Lutheran, and not wholesome toOur cause. Shak.2. Affected with nervous complaints; melancholy.

8374

Spleget

Spleg″et (?), n. [Cf. Pledget.] (Med.) A cloth dipped in a liquid for washing a sore. Crabb.

8375

Splenalgia

‖Sple‐nal″gi‐a (?), n.(Med.) Pain over the region of the spleen.

8376

Splenculus

‖Splen″cu‐lus (?), n.; pl.Splenculi (#). [NL., dim. of L. splen.] (Anat.) A lienculus.

8377

Splendent

Splen″dent (?), a. [L. splendens, -entis, p. pr. of splendere to shine.] 1. Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as, splendent planets; splendent metals. See the Note ...

8378

Splendid

Splen″did (?), a. [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine; cf. Lith. splendëti: cf. F. splendide.] 1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.2. ...

8379

Splendidious

Splen‐did″i‐ous (?), a. Splendid.

8380

Splendidly

Splen″did‐ly (?), adv. In a splendid manner; magnificently.

8381

Splendidness

Splen″did‐ness, n. The quality of being splendid.

8382

Splendidous

Splen″did‐ous (?), a. Splendid. B. Jonson.

8383

Splendiferous

Splen‐dif″er‐ous (?), a. Splendor-bearing; splendid. Bale (1538). “A splendiferous woman.” Haliburton.

8384

Splendor

Splen″dor (?), n.[L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F. splendeur.] 1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the splendor ot the sun. B. Jonson.2. Magnifience; pomp; p...

8385

Splendrous

{ Splen″drous (?), Splen″dor‐ous (?) }, a. Splendid. Drayton.

8386

Splenetic

Splen″e‐tic (?), a. [L. spleneticus: cf. F. splénétique. See Spleen.] Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful. “Splenetic guffaw.” G. Eliot.You humor me when...

8387

Splenetic (2)

Splen″e‐tic, n. A person affected with spleen.

8388

Splenetical

Sple‐net″ic‐al (?), a. Splenetic.

8389

Splenetically

Sple‐net″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a splenetical manner.

8390

Splenial

Sple″ni‐al (?), a. [L. splenium a plaster, a patch, Gr. ���� a bandage.] (Anat.) (a) Designating the splenial bone. (b) Of or pertaining to the splenial bone or splenius muscle....

8391

Splenial (2)

Sple″ni‐al, n.(Anat.) The splenial bone.

8392

Splenic

Splen″ic (?), a. [L. splenicus, Gr. σπληνικόσ; cf. F. splénique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein.Splenic apoplexyorfever. (Med.) See Anthra...

8393

Splenical

Splen″ic‐al (?), a. Splenic.

8394

Splenish

Splen″ish, a. Spleenish. Drayton.

8395

Splenitis

‖Sple‐ni″tis (?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. σπληνι̑τισ of the spleen.] (Med.) Inflammation of the spleen.

8396

Splenitive

Splen″i‐tive (?), a. Splenetic. Shak.Even and smooth as seemed the temperament of the nonchalant, languid Virginian — not splenitive or rash. T. N. Page.

8397

Splenium

‖Sple″ni‐um (?), n.(Anat.) The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; — so called in allusion to its shape.