overfret

English

verb

Definitions

(intransitive) To fret excessively.

Etymology

Affix 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

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Cognates and derived terms

forfret English
fret English
fretboard English
fretful English
fretless English
fretman English
fretsaw English
fretsome English
fretter English
frettest English
fretteth English
fretty English
fretwork English
refret English
unfret English
frēten Middle English