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单词 fretful
释义

fretful

adjective

fret·​ful ˈfret-fəl How to pronounce fretful (audio)
: disposed to fret : irritable, restless
fretfully
ˈfret-fə-lē How to pronounce fretful (audio)
adverb
fretfulness noun

Example Sentences

He fell into a fretful sleep.
Recent Examples on the Web The series follows the misadventures of cynical mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his good-hearted, but fretful, 14-year-old grandson, Morty Smith, who split their time between domestic life and interdimensional adventures. Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022 The story at the opposite corner of the country is no less fascinating or fretful. Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, Ruby’s brother, Jewel (James Anderson), is an effete, fretful, stay-at-home Christian fanatic, strumming his guitar in the kitchen all day, preaching dire prophecies, and threatening her with hellfire. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2022 Andy García takes on the fretful father role previously played by Spencer Tracy and Steve Martin in this romantic comedy remake centered on a Cuban American dad grappling with his daughter’s upcoming nuptials. Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 19 May 2022 Office landlords and downtown business organizations fretful about the slow pace of tenants’ return are trying to pick up on the Wednesday mojo by holding special events. Peter Grant, WSJ, 11 May 2022 Many fretful glances ensue, but not from Robert’s wife Cora (Elizabeth McGovern), who maintains a beatific smile even while worrying over her own health scare. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2022 One of them has to crash, and my money’s on him — a nervous, fretful mess, undone by my mother’s break from reality. Longreads, 20 Apr. 2022 His shooting, in 1968, marked the end of something both for Warhol, who grew understandably fretful as a person, and for the culture, including the artistic avant-garde in which Warhol worked. The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

fretful

adjective

fret·​ful ˈfret-fəl How to pronounce fretful (audio)
: irritated and worried
a fretful passenger

fretful

adjective

as in irritable
tending towards or characterized by agitation or irritability They finally lulled the fretful baby to sleep. I kept having fretful thoughts about what would happen if we couldn't pay our bills.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • irritable
  • anxious
  • worried
  • agitated
  • troubled
  • nervous
  • peevish
  • apprehensive
  • querulous
  • restless
  • snappish
  • uneasy
  • disturbed
  • petulant
  • irascible
  • pettish
  • grouchy
  • captious
  • heated
  • grumpy
  • cantankerous
  • dyspeptic
  • bilious
  • testy
  • crabby
  • splenetic
  • ornery
  • disagreeable
  • restive
  • choleric
  • crotchety
  • tetchy
  • freaked
  • excited
  • sullen
  • belligerent
  • curmudgeonly
  • waspish
  • surly
  • feisty
  • fractious
  • pugnacious
  • cranky
  • sensitive
  • aggressive
  • quarrelsome
  • sulky
  • wayward
  • snarly
  • passionate
  • truculent
  • bellicose
  • warlike
  • tense
  • obsessed
  • snippy
  • snarky
  • combative
  • distraught
  • vexed
  • raspy
  • ill-tempered
  • hesitant
  • pouty
  • fretting
  • short-tempered
  • disputatious
  • balky
  • huffy
  • cross
  • upset
  • ill-humored
  • contentious
  • fiery
  • stuffy
  • militant
  • argumentative
  • touchy
  • perverse
  • ill-natured
  • prickly
  • cross-grained
  • quick-tempered
  • snippety
  • ratty
  • bearish
  • scrappy
  • short
  • misgiving
  • feverish
  • overwrought
  • contrary
  • disquieted
  • hyperactive
  • hectic
  • stewing
  • unquiet
  • uptight
  • snappy
  • perturbed
  • off-colored
  • overexcited
  • frenzied
  • rude
  • foreboding
  • gladiatorial
  • jittery
  • concerned
  • aggrieved
  • overactive
  • thin-skinned
  • off-color
  • flustered
  • fidgety
  • preoccupied
  • antsy
  • distressed
  • jumpy
  • nervy
  • insecure
  • aquiver
  • hot-blooded
  • queasy
  • goosey
  • high-strung
  • dithery
  • unnerved
  • bothered
  • aflutter
  • wired
  • freaked-out
  • unstrung
  • edgy
  • afire
  • hyperexcited
  • fluttery
  • queazy
  • flighty
  • out of humor
  • out of sorts
  • hung up
  • skittish
  • hinky
  • atwitter
  • het up
  • hyped-up
  • twittered
  • undone
  • atingle
  • spooky
  • shook-up
  • ill at ease
  • qualmish
  • on edge
  • qualmy
  • keyed up
  • on tenterhooks
  • hypertense
  • on pins and needles
  • in a lather

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • amiable
  • affable
  • genial
  • gregarious
  • agreeable
  • sweet
  • companionable
  • friendly
  • sociable
  • cordial
  • extroverted
  • outgoing
  • carefree
  • stoical
  • extraverted
  • easygoing
  • relaxed
  • uncomplaining
  • patient
  • stoic
  • forbearing
  • tolerant
  • confident
  • good-natured
  • good-tempered
  • sure
  • calm
  • obliging
  • understanding
  • well-disposed
  • placid
  • happy-go-lucky
  • controlled
  • unworried
  • nerveless
  • long-suffering
  • tranquil
  • serene
  • untroubled
  • composed
  • easy
  • collected
  • unperturbed
  • undisturbed
  • self-assured
  • cool
  • self-confident
  • coolheaded
  • unshaken
  • self-controlled
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