"fretty" meaning in English

See fretty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -ɛti Etymology: fret (“lattice, trellis”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fret|y|gloss1=lattice, trellis}} fret (“lattice, trellis”) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fretty (not comparable)
  1. (heraldry) Covered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets sinister. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Heraldry Related terms: fretsaw, fretwork Translations (covered with a lattice-like pattern): getralied (Dutch), punosruutu (Finnish), fretté (French), flätverk [neuter, noun] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fretty-en-adj-ADx1EeS1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 45 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 38 42 19 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: more fretty [comparative], most fretty [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛti Etymology: fret (“to worry”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fret|y|gloss1=to worry}} fret (“to worry”) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} fretty (comparative more fretty, superlative most fretty)
  1. Inclined to fret, agitated, worrying. Synonyms (inclined to fret): fretful, fretsome Translations (inclined to fret): kribbig (Dutch), geïrriteerd (Dutch), gemelijk (Dutch), kniezerig (Dutch), zeurderig (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-fretty-en-adj-rN9mYajp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 45 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 38 42 19 Disambiguation of 'inclined to fret': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'inclined to fret': 96 4
  2. (colloquial) Inflamed, like a sore. Tags: colloquial Translations (inflamed like a sore): zeer (Dutch), geïrriteerd (Dutch), ontstoken (Dutch), pijnlijk (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-fretty-en-adj-b7GMJE42 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 38 42 19 Disambiguation of 'inflamed like a sore': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for fretty meaning in English (4.5kB)

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      "sense": "inflamed like a sore",
      "word": "ontstoken"
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      "sense": "inflamed like a sore",
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