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[ fret-fuhl ] / ˈfrɛt fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fretful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedisposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish. Also fret·some [fret-suhm]. /ˈfrɛt səm/. Origin of fretfulFirst recorded in 1585–95; fret1 + -ful SYNONYMS FOR fretfulpetulant, querulous, impatient, testy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR fretful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM fretfulfret·ful·ly, adverbfret·ful·ness, nounun·fret·ful, adjectiveun·fret·ful·ly, adverbWords nearby fretfulFresnel mirrors, Fresno, fress, fret, fretboard, fretful, fret saw, fretted, fretting, fretty, fretwork Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fretfulCalls made by Ishihara for a “new military” are alarming to many Japanese, and the Chinese blogosphere has been fretful about it. Why Japan’s Right Turn Could Be Trouble for the U.S.|Kathryn Ibata-Arens|December 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST Like George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, the fretful marionettes pondered what life would be like without Sarkozy. France’s Petty Politics Brings Christmas Early to Scandal Lovers|Tracy McNicoll|December 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST This strong and capable woman is fretful about what to wear for a dinner freighted with emotion. Robin Givhan: Dressing for Power on USA’s ‘Political Animals'|Robin Givhan|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST With the air of one who does a ridiculous thing to please a fretful child, he slid down the bank and walked into the water. Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
Beardsley was watching Arnold's fingers; there was something aimless and fretful as they pushed among the code-sealed tapes. We're Friends, Now|Henry Hasse And schooled herself into a fretful, petulant manner of indifference. Aaron's Rod|D. H. Lawrence I thought my sister submitted with the greatest patience, replied my uncle Toby—I never heard her utter one fretful word about it. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Laurence Sterne It was a horrible house, spilling over with fretful people and fretful things. Jane Journeys On|Ruth Comfort Mitchell
British Dictionary definitions for fretful
adjectivepeevish, irritable, or upset Derived forms of fretfulfretfully, adverbfretfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fretfulcaptious, carping, complaining, contrary, crabby, cranky, critical, cross, crotchety, edgy, faultfinding, fractious, huffy, mean, ornery, out of sorts, peevish, perverse, petulant, querulous |