fretful

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɹɛtfəl/

Adjective

fretful

1. Irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish.
   • 1909: Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

     It was another cry, but not quite like the one she had heard last night; it was only a short one, a fretful, childish whine muffled by passing through walls.

2. Unable to relax; fidgety or restless.

Translations

• French: irritable
• German: gereizt, schlechtgelaunt, übelgelaunt
• Italian: irritabile
• Russian: раздражи́тельный
• Spanish: irritable, gruñón

Translations

• French: agité,fébrile
• German: ruhelos
• Italian: agitato, ansioso
• Russian: неугомо́нный

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