"fretful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹɛtfəl/ Forms: more fretful [comparative], most fretful [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtfəl Etymology: From fret + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fret|ful|pos=adjective}} fret + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} fretful (comparative more fretful, superlative most fretful)
  1. Irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish. Categories (topical): Emotions, Personality Translations (irritable): раздразнителен (razdraznitelen) (Bulgarian), prikkelbaar (Dutch), ärtyisä (Finnish), irritable (French), gereizt (German), schlechtgelaunt (German), übelgelaunt (German), aingí (Irish), irritabile (Italian), раздражи́тельный (razdražítelʹnyj) (Russian), ворчли́вый (vorčlívyj) (Russian), irritable (Spanish), gruñón (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fretful-en-adj-b~CJF3DM Disambiguation of Emotions: 59 41 Disambiguation of Personality: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'irritable': 100 0
  2. Unable to relax; fidgety or restless. Translations (restless): rusteloos (Dutch), ärtynyt (Finnish), levoton (Finnish), agité (French), fébrile (French), ruhelos (German), agitato (Italian), ansioso (Italian), неугомо́нный (neugomónnyj) (Russian), беспоко́йный (bespokójnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fretful-en-adj-oYRuwVKf Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'restless': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fretfull [archaic] Derived forms: fretfully, fretfulness, unfretful

Alternative forms

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