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fretfulness

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fret·ful  (frtfl)
adj.
1. Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
2. Marked by worry and distress; troublesome: "Of all the fretful stages of human development, adolescence is the most infamous" (David Gelman).
fretful·ly adv.
fretful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fretfulnessfretfulness - an irritable petulant feeling        
choler, crossness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance
ill humor, ill humour, distemper - an angry and disagreeable mood
testiness, tetchiness, touchiness - feeling easily irritated
pet - a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
Translations
fretfulness [ˈfretfʊlnɪs] N → inquietud f
fretfulness
n (of child) → Quengeligkeit f; (of adult) → Wehleidigkeit f; (= irritability) → Nervosität f; (of voice) → klagender Ton
fretfulness [ˈfrɛtfʊlnɪs] n → irritabilità
fretfulness [ˈfrɛtfʊlnɪs] n → irritabilità


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He refused to remain at the cottage--he asked, with a sudden change to fretfulness, if she would let her servant get him a cab.
I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Tulliver," said the mother, with feeble fretfulness in her tone.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
The fretfulness seemed to have gone from her face, the weary lines from her mouth.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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