fretsome

fretsome
\\ˈfretsəm\ adjective
Etymology: fret (I) + -some

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • fretsome — fret·some …   English syllables

  • fretful — fretfully, adv. fretfulness, n. /fret feuhl/, adj. disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish. Also, fretsome /fret seuhm/. [1585 95; FRET1 + FUL] Syn. petulant, querulous, impatient, testy. * * * …   Universalium

  • fretty — adjective a) covered with a lattice like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets sinister The coats of various noble British families were originally fretty, but later simplified to a single fret b) peevish, inclined to fret,… …   Wiktionary

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