fretful 音标拼音: [fr'ɛtfəl]
a . 烦燥的,焦噪的,起波纹的
烦燥的,焦噪的,起波纹的
fretful adj 1 :
nervous and unable to relax ; "
a constant fretful stamping of hooves "; "
a restless child " [
synonym : {
antsy }, {
fidgety },
{
fretful }, {
itchy }]
2 :
habitually complaining ; "
a whiny child " [
synonym : {
fretful },
{
querulous }, {
whiney }, {
whiny }]
Fretful \
Fret "
ful \,
a . [
See 2d {
Fret }.]
Disposed to fret ;
ill -
humored ;
peevish ;
angry ;
in a state of vexation ;
as ,
a fretful temper . -- {
Fret "
ful *
ly },
adv . --
{
Fret "
ful *
ness },
n .
Syn :
Peevish ;
ill -
humored ;
ill -
natured ;
irritable ;
waspish ;
captious ;
petulant ;
splenetic ;
spleeny ;
passionate ;
angry .
Usage : {
Fretful }, {
Peevish }, {
Cross }.
These words all indicate an unamiable working and expression of temper .
Peevish marks more especially the inward spirit :
a peevish man is always ready to find fault .
Fretful points rather to the outward act ,
and marks a complaining impatience :
sickly children are apt to be fretful .
Crossness is peevishness mingled with vexation or anger .
[
1913 Webster ]
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "
fretful ":
Jeremianic ,
abrupt ,
agitated ,
antsy ,
antsy -
pantsy ,
anxious ,
bad -
tempered ,
breathless ,
bustling ,
captious ,
carping ,
catty ,
caviling ,
chafing ,
choleric ,
complaining ,
contrary ,
crabby ,
cranky ,
critical ,
cross ,
curt ,
disagreeable ,
eager ,
edgy ,
excited ,
faultfinding ,
fidgety ,
fluttering ,
fluttery ,
fractious ,
fretting ,
fussing ,
fussy ,
grumpy ,
hasty ,
hopped -
up ,
howling ,
huffy ,
ill -
natured ,
ill -
tempered ,
impatient ,
impetuous ,
in a lather ,
in a stew ,
in a sweat ,
irascible ,
irritable ,
jumpy ,
lamentive ,
moanful ,
moody ,
mournful ,
nagging ,
naggy ,
on edge ,
peevish ,
perverse ,
pettish ,
petulant ,
plaintive ,
plangent ,
puling ,
querulous ,
resentful ,
restive ,
restless ,
short ,
short -
tempered ,
shrewish ,
snappish ,
sorrowful ,
splenetic ,
squirming ,
squirmy ,
sulky ,
testy ,
tetchy ,
touchy ,
turbulent ,
ululant ,
uneasy ,
unpatient ,
unquiet ,
unsettled ,
vexed ,
vixenish ,
vixenly ,
wailful ,
waspish ,
whimpering ,
whining ,
whiny
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