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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fret-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɛt fəl |
Definition of fretful
Origin :- 1590s, from fret (v.) + -ful. Related: Fretfully.
- adj irritable
- Not of age—merely of time; for here was no senility, no quavering or fretful lines.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- An' Josh he got kind o' fretful to her, an' she to him, an' 'Mandy was all honey an' cream.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- But she hardly ever looked in his direction, and when she spoke to him it was in a cold or fretful voice.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- "Go on, please," said Kate in a fretful whisper, and she tugged at Pete's sleeve.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- The women moistened its lips with barley-water, and hushed its fretful whimper.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Sometimes she was fretful and peevish, and sometimes hopelessly dejected and sad.
- Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
- They were not downhearted, nor anxious, nor fretful for all this; far from it.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- In a fretful tone he declared that there was no such thing as conscience.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- In another was the widow, overcome by watching and fretful anxiety.
- Extract from : « The Doctor's Family » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
- You're quarrelling just because you're sick and tired and cold and fretful!
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
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