Antonyms for fretful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fret-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɛt fəl

Definition of fretful

Origin : 1590s, from fret (v.) + -ful. Related: Fretfully.

adj irritable

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for fretful

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