Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for fretful. Search instead for fretum.
Synonyms

fretful

American  
[fret-fuhl] / ˈfrɛt fəl /
Also fretsome

adjective

  1. disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish.

    Synonyms:
    testy, impatient, querulous, petulant
fretful British  
/ ˈfrɛtfʊl /

adjective

  1. peevish, irritable, or upset

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • fretfully adverb
  • fretfulness noun
  • unfretful adjective
  • unfretfully adverb

Etymology

Origin of fretful

First recorded in 1585–95; fret 1 + -ful

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.