Synonyms for spleeny

Most common

irritable · irascible · peevish

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Full of spleen; melancholy.

Example sentences

• irritable Tom is usually a little irritable in the morning.
• irascible He has an impetuous and irascible personality.
• peevish Tom woke up feeling rather peevish.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

cross¹

7 letters

peevish²

9 letters

irritable⁴, irascible⁴, spleenish

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (peevish² = 2 syllables).