1. full of spite or ill humor; irritable and bad-tempered
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The spleenful old man complained about everything his neighbors did.
• Her spleenful remarks revealed her deep dissatisfaction with the situation.
• The critic’s spleenful review was more about personal grievances than the actual performance.
• He became increasingly spleenful as the day wore on and nothing went right.
• The spleenful tone of the letter suggested the writer was quite upset.
• Despite his spleenful nature, he occasionally showed moments of kindness.