Fretful Definition

frĕtfəl
adjective
Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
American Heritage
Having or showing a tendency to fret; irritable and discontented; peevish.
Webster's New World
Marked by worry and distress; troublesome.
American Heritage

Unable to relax; fidgety or restless.

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Origin of Fretful

  • From fret +‎ -ful.

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Fretful Sentence Examples

  • She is never fretful or irritable, and I have never seen her impatient with her playmates because they failed to understand her.

  • A young player with a head injury may be extremely irritable or fretful or may cry constantly.

  • Moreover, there was little for them to eat, and as the officers became hungry they became fretful.

  • The queen was opposed to the Disestablishment of the Irish Church (1869) - the question which brought Gladstone to be premier - and though she yielded with good grace, Gladstone was fretful and astonished because she would not pretend to give a hearty assent to the measure.

  • With friends like these, who needs Iraqi enemies or a fretful fourth estate gunning to get you?

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