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fretful
adjective /ˈfret.fəl/Definition
› behaving in a way that shows you are unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable: By midnight the children were tired and fretful (= complaining a lot because they were unhappy).Anxious and worried fretfully
/-i/ adverb Anxious and worried
(Definition of fretful adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter adjective
- anxious adjective (WORRIED)
- apprehensive adjective
- fret verb
- frightened adjective
- fuss verb (GIVE ATTENTION TO)
- get in a sweat idiom
- grim adjective (SERIOUS)
- never fear idiom
- oppressed adjective (FEELINGS)
- overwrought adjective
- perturbed adjective
- pit of your stomach idiom
- uncomfortable adjective
- uneasy adjective
- unquiet adjective
- unsettled adjective (WORRIED)
- uptight adjective
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