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fretful

[ fret-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish.

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fretful

/ ˈڰɛٴʊ /

adjective

  1. peevish, irritable, or upset
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڰٴڳܱ, adverb
  • ˈڰٴڳܱԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڰfܱ· adverb
  • ڰfܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ڰfܱ adjective
  • un·ڰfܱ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fretful1

First recorded in 1585–95; fret 1 + -ful
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With their heavy eyebrows and square jaws, they look like a fretful phalanx of Martin Scorseses reluctantly conceding that the movie is pretty fun.

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Beyond that, he was shut down by fretful Democratic party operatives and politicians who told him: How can you talk about “Bidenomics” when polls say so many people aren’t “feeling the benefits”?!

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As Queenie, navigating empty relationships and professional disappointments on a journey from self-sabotage to self-worth, Brown makes a whole person from a variety of attitudes — hopeful, hopeless, hungover, exuberant, fretful, thoughtful.

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The opening track, “Gemini,” is a vivid but fretful tale of modern malaise and a doppelgänger who gives Heynderickx refreshing perspective.

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Hoover and his aides became progressively more fretful about the settlement at Anacostia Flats, especially when its organizers began to talk about making it permanent.

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