Fretfulness
['fretfulnis]
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Peevishness, petulance, testiness, ill-humor, ill-temper.
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Examples
- He sat all the time with the resignation and fretfulness of ages on his dark velvety face. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was the last self-exhausting effort of my fretfulness, for after that I slept soundly. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Nothing could exceed her impatience and fretfulness. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Typist: Perry