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
Gets on as best she can with Oliver," said Gillman, "though that fretty at times tis as well for him she's polled.
From Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard by Eleanor Farjeon
My madam is at the theatre, and the baby has been fretty for two hours, and just a minute ago he stiffened out like this.
From Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon by Adele Garrison
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
Oh, well, we mustn't mind if she IS notional and kind of wearing; she's been sick, and it will take time to get rid of her fretty ways.
From A Garland for Girls by Louisa May Alcott
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