Splenetic AmE or BrE

"Splenetic" is not British or American. It is plain English the world over. What dictionary is that? The word does not mean "angry", either.

Hi enoon,

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/splenetic

Can you see this linke?

Thanks

[more splenetic; most splenetic] chiefly Brit, formal: very angry and annoyed ? splenetic political commentators? a splenetic rant

Thank you. I disagree with everything there. It's not chiefly British, it means "easily annoyed and ill-tempered", and those examples are mistakes for "choleric rant" and, perhaps, "fractious political commentators".

Anyway, you don't see "splenetic" much. I'd only use it to annoy someone who I thought didn't know the word, or in literature or scholarly writing.

enoonThank you. I disagree with everything there. It's not chiefly British, it means "easily annoyed and ill-tempered",

I agree. Neither http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/splenetic nor

I would not use that word; it is very uncommon and likely to be misunderstood. Perhaps try using irritable or ill-tempered instead.

Hi everyone,

Thank you. But what dictionary should I stick to? Can you suggest?

TN

Are you going for British or American English, or some other version? I like the American Heritage Dictionary for AmEng, and the Compact Oxford is pretty good for BrEng. The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is good for idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs. Webster's 1828 Dictionary is good for older writing sometimes. You can reach all these at

Hi enoon,

Thanks a lot.

TN