Meaning of antisplenetic | Babel Free
Definitions
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Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen. archaic, not-comparable
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Acting against ill humor, associated with the spleen. historical, literary, not-comparable
Examples
“His intentions were apparently as antisplenetic as Sterne's, though his book turned out to be more genial than mirthful, and therefore decidedly less efficacious in fighting the spleen.”
“So you're Spleen. I heard all about the antisplenetic antics of your brother. I lost a brother once — that's what got me my lifetime's worth of probation.”
“As David Woolley has shown, Swift engineered an advertisement for the Tub, in the Morning Post, as an antisplenetic volume.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.