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
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 Kipling, Rudyard
Therefore, when next June comes along and you yearn for the early filberts, do not be fretty.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919 by Various
Boxhull bore “Gold a lion azure fretty silver.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Rochfort Arg. fretty of 6 pieces G. a canton ermyne .
From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway
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