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fretful
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fretful
(adjective)
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fretful
/
ˈ
frɛtfəl/
adjective
fretful
/
ˈ
frɛtfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of FRETFUL
[
more fretful; most fretful
]
1
:
upset and worried
a
fretful
child
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2
:
not relaxing or restful
He fell into a
fretful
sleep.
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— fretfully
adverb
He was sleeping
fretfully
.
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— fretfulness
noun
[
noncount
]
the child's
fretfulness
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