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fretful definition

fret·ful (fret′fəl)

adjective

tending to fret; irritable and discontented; peevish

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fretful Synonyms

fretful

modif.

peevish, petulant, cross, captious; see irritable.


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fretful Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • baby: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn describes how, as a young and inexperienced mother, she did not know what to do with her fretful baby.

Used with adjective complement

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