fretful[adjective]Synonyms: irritable, crotchety
(informal), edgy, fractious, querulous, short-tempered, testy, touchy, uneasy
Contrasted words: forbearing, long-suffering, patient, resigned, subdued, submissive, tame
Related Words: captious,
carping,
caviling,
critical,
faultfinding,
contrary,
perverse [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
fret‧ful /ˈfretf
əl/
adjective anxious and complaining, and unable to relax:
The child was tired and fretful.—fretfully adverb—fretfulness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲