fretful
English
/ˈfɹɛtfəl/
adj
Definitions
- Irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish.
- Unable to relax; fidgety or restless.
Etymology
Suffix from English fret (trellis, lattice, decorate with an interlacing pattern, worry).
Origin
English
fret
Gloss
trellis, lattice, decorate with an interlacing pattern, worry
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forfret English
- fret English
- fretboard English
- fretfully English
- fretfulness English
- fretless English
- fretman English
- fretsaw English
- fretsome English
- fretter English
- frettest English
- fretteth English
- fretty English
- fretwork English
- overfret English
- refret English
- unfret English
- unfretful English
- frēten Middle English