fretful

English

Alternative forms

• fretfull (archaic)

Adjective

fretful (comparative more fretful, superlative most 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

irritable

Finnish: ärtyisä (fi)

restless

Finnish: ärtynyt (fi), levoton (fi)

Anagrams

• truffle