Near-synonyms: fractious, petulant, waspish, impatient, angry, annoyed
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Fretful
/ˈfɹɛtfəl/
Synonyms for "fretful" (120 found)
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6 entriesfretful aboutfretful childfretful expressionfretful moodfretful nightsfretful sleep
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I could a Tale vnfold, vvhoſe lighteſt vvord / VVould harrovv vp thy ſoule, freeze thy young blood, / Make thy tvvo eyes like Starres, ſtart from their Spheres, / Thy knotty and combined locks to part, / And each particular haire to ſtand an end, / Like Quilles vpon the fretfull Porpentine: […]
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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.
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