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FRETFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Habitually complaining
Example:
a whiny child
Synonyms:
fretful; querulous; whiney; whiny
Classified under:
Similar:
complaining; complaintive (expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment)
Derivation:
fretfulness (an irritable petulant feeling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Nervous and unable to relax
Example:
a restless child
Synonyms:
antsy; fidgety; fretful; itchy
Classified under:
Similar:
tense (in or of a state of physical or nervous tension)
