fretted

[fret-id]

adjective

1. ornamented or provided with frets: fret.

   a fretted molding.

fretted

/ ˈfrɛtɪd /

adjective

1. ornamented with angular designs or frets

2. decorated with fretwork

Other Word Forms

• unfretted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fretted¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; fret ², -ed ²

Example Sentences

"They're travelling in inhuman conditions," fretted the mayor of Mbandaka, who had come to the riverbank to check the boat was not overloaded and the passengers would be provided with life jackets.

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He fretted whenever he thought its editors were cooling toward his fiction or poetry, though there was no way the magazine’s demand could keep pace with Updike’s constant supply.

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Girmay fretted that the worlds course, with its nearly 18,000 feet of climbing, was too much—that African riders, especially ones unused to Kigali’s mile-high altitude, would have trouble finishing.

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Corporate executives for years have fretted about the time, costs and headaches associated with quarterly financial reports.

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Instead, I fretted — how do you know when it’s time to say goodbye?

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