fretful
adjective
fret·ful
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Other Words from fretful
fretfully
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adverb
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adverb
fretfulness
noun
Examples of fretful in a Sentence
He fell into a fretful sleep.
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Two of his fretful clients went so far as to pull all of their money out of the market, against his advice. — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, "As baby boomers watch stocks swing wildly, their future seems less secure," 3 Sep. 2019 By the end of the section, the bully named Smurf seems less like a real person and more like a spectre: the personification of old racist ideas, come to life in the imagination of a fretful future scholar in Queens. — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, "The Fight to Redefine Racism," 12 Aug. 2019 Moments of humor peek through in the writing, but the overarching mood is one of angsty, fretful suspense. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "A Supernatural Spy Story Goes Dark in The Rook," 2 July 2019 As Clive in Act One, Clayman is the embodiment of the hearty, complacent colonialist, and then perfectly captures Betty’s fretful uncertainty in Act Two. — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, "The sun sets on the British empire in Nora Theatre Company’s ‘Cloud Nine’," 20 June 2019 The future of the Democratic Party, and by extension the country, may well depend on whether the party is finally willing to ditch its fretful posture of peacemaking and give war a chance. — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, "In search of the Democratic Party's fighting spirit," 20 June 2019 Maurizio Sarri is set to return to Italy to take the vacant managerial role at Juventus and bring the curtain down on a fretful one-year stay at Chelsea. — chicagotribune.com, "Juventus move concludes Sarri's rocky stint at Chelsea," 14 June 2019 That has provided an alternative for investors who are fretful about the equity market, which was previously not an option, according to Mr. Hui. — Mike Bird, WSJ, "Rising Rates Threaten a Bull-Market Mantra," 30 Oct. 2018 Journalists and news organizations have been worried, fretful, since your changes were introduced in January. — Nicholas Thompson, WIRED, "How Facebook Checks Facts and Polices Hate Speech," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fretful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for fretful
fretful
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of fretful
: upset and worried
: not relaxing or restful
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fretful
adjective
fret·ful
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Kids Definition of fretful
: irritated and worried
a fretful passenger
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