Definition of fretful

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Fretful (a.) Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper..

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Temper :: Temper (n.) Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper..
Feeze :: Feeze (n.) Fretful excitement. [Obs.] See Feaze.
Irritability :: Irritability (n.) The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper..
Impatient :: Impatient (a.) Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and under..
Teatish :: Teatish (a.) Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See Tettish.
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Pettish :: Pettish (a.) Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.
Cankeredly :: Cankeredly (adv.) Fretfully; spitefully.
Fumishness :: Fumishness (n.) Choler; fretfulness; passion.
Petulant :: Petulant (a.) Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.
Teeny :: Teeny (a.) Fretful; peevish; pettish; cross.
Fretful :: Fretful (a.) Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper..
Ill-tempered :: Ill-tempered (a.) Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.
Splenetic :: Splenetic (a.) Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer..
Testify :: Testify (adv.) In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
Cross :: Cross (a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman..
Patient :: Patient (a.) Undergoing pains, trails, or the like, without murmuring or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against trouble; long-suffering..
Spleenish :: Spleenful (a.) Displaying, or affected with, spleen; angry; fretful; melancholy..
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