Near-synonyms: fractious, petulant, waspish, impatient, angry, annoyed
Source: wiktionary
Fretful
//ˈfɹɛtfəl//
Synonyms for "fretful" (119 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (36)
Related words (59)
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Synonyms
2 entriesderived
3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
23 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- раздразнителен adj (irritable)
Dutch
2 entries- prikkelbaar adj (irritable)
- rusteloos adj (restless)
Finnish
3 entries- levoton adj (restless)
- ärtyisä adj (irritable)
- ärtynyt adj (restless)
French
3 entries- agité adj (restless)
- fébrile adj (restless)
- irritable adj (irritable)
German
4 entries- gereizt adj (irritable)
- ruhelos adj (restless)
- schlechtgelaunt adj (irritable)
- übelgelaunt adj (irritable)
Irish
1 entries- aingí adj (irritable)
Italian
3 entries- agitato adj (restless)
- ansioso adj (restless)
- irritabile adj (irritable)
Russian
4 entries- беспоко́йный adj (restless)
- ворчли́вый adj (irritable)
- неугомо́нный adj (restless)
- раздражи́тельный adj (irritable)
Spanish
2 entries- gruñón adj (irritable)
- irritable adj (irritable)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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: […]
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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