fretful

fretful

English

Alternative forms

• fretfull (archaic)

Etymology

fret +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹɛtfəl/

Adjective

fretful (comparative more fretful, superlative most fretful)

1. Irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish.
   • 1909: Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

     It was another cry, but not quite like the one she had heard last night; it was only a short one, a fretful, childish whine muffled by passing through walls.

2. Unable to relax; fidgety or restless.

Derived terms

• fretfully
• fretfulness
• unfretful

Translations

irritable

Bulgarian: раздразнителен (bg) (razdraznitelen) Dutch: prikkelbaar (nl) Finnish: ärtyisä (fi) French: irritable (fr) German: gereizt (de), schlechtgelaunt, übelgelaunt

Irish: aingí Italian: irritabile (it) Russian: раздражи́тельный (ru) (razdražítelʹnyj), ворчли́вый (ru) (vorčlívyj) Spanish: irritable (es), gruñón

restless

Dutch: rusteloos (nl) Finnish: ärtynyt (fi), levoton (fi) French: agité (fr),fébrile (fr)

German: ruhelos Italian: agitato (it), ansioso (it) Russian: неугомо́нный (ru) (neugomónnyj), беспоко́йный (ru) (bespokójnyj)

Anagrams

• truffle