fretty
1 Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fretty1
First recorded in 1835–45; fret 1 + -y 1
Origin of fretty2
1555–65; < Middle French frette, derivative of frete trelliswork. See fret 2, -ee
Example Sentences
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Miss Lizzy, she gets fretty, but she still the same Miss Lizzy.
From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles
"Well," returned Amy, "I've always heard that children are most fretty and fussy when they are getting better."
From Sowing and Sewing A Sexagesima Story by Charlotte Mary Yonge
From Hithe to Bulverhithe, fretty man an' maid, ailin' woman an' wailin' child, they took the advantage of the change in the thin airs just about as soon as the Pharisees flitted.
From Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling
The small polar bears, meanwhile, satiated with exercise, air, and light, had begun to grow restive and fretty.
From The Far Horizon by Lucas Malet
She said that people are always fretty and cross when they’re not well.
From Maida's Little Shop by Inez Haynes Gillmore
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