Fretfully
['frɛtfəli]
Definition
(adv.) in a fretful manner; 'fretfully, the baby tossed in his crib'.
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Examples
- No, no, no,' said Venus fretfully. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I do not cough for my own amusement, replied Kitty fretfully. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Then he added, rather fretfully, 'But go to bed, Gerald. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I am not going to run away, papa, said Kitty fretfully. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Before I had well concluded, he began to laugh--fretfully at first, but soon with returning gaiety. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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