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adj
Given to fretting.
Unable to relax: fidgety; restless; worried; anxious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Given to fretting.
Irritable; bad-tempered; grumpy; peevish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: fractious, petulant, waspish, impatient, angry, annoyed
Antonyms: calm, meek, patient, forbearing, contented, resigned, uncomplaining
adjective satellite
habitually complaining
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: querulous, whiney, whiny
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
nervous and unable to relax
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: antsy, fidgety, itchy
Antonyms: none provided
History
From fret + -ful.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
