| slovo | definícia |
fretful
(encz) | fretful,zlobivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Fretful
(gcide) | Fretful \Fret"ful\, a. [See 2d Fret.]
Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of
vexation; as, a fretful temper. -- Fret"ful*ly, adv. --
Fret"ful*ness, n.
Syn: Peevish; ill-humored; ill-natured; irritable; waspish;
captious; petulant; splenetic; spleeny; passionate;
angry.
Usage: Fretful, Peevish, Cross. These words all
indicate an unamiable working and expression of
temper. Peevish marks more especially the inward
spirit: a peevish man is always ready to find fault.
Fretful points rather to the outward act, and marks a
complaining impatience: sickly children are apt to be
fretful. Crossness is peevishness mingled with
vexation or anger.
[1913 Webster] |
fretful
(wn) | fretful
adj 1: nervous and unable to relax; "a constant fretful stamping
of hooves"; "a restless child" [syn: antsy, fidgety,
fretful, itchy]
2: habitually complaining; "a whiny child" [syn: fretful,
querulous, whiney, whiny] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
fretfully
(encz) | fretfully,podrážděně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
fretfulness
(encz) | fretfulness,podrážděnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Fretful
(gcide) | Fretful \Fret"ful\, a. [See 2d Fret.]
Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of
vexation; as, a fretful temper. -- Fret"ful*ly, adv. --
Fret"ful*ness, n.
Syn: Peevish; ill-humored; ill-natured; irritable; waspish;
captious; petulant; splenetic; spleeny; passionate;
angry.
Usage: Fretful, Peevish, Cross. These words all
indicate an unamiable working and expression of
temper. Peevish marks more especially the inward
spirit: a peevish man is always ready to find fault.
Fretful points rather to the outward act, and marks a
complaining impatience: sickly children are apt to be
fretful. Crossness is peevishness mingled with
vexation or anger.
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fretful querulous whiney whiningprenominal whiny
(gcide) | complaining \complaining\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"[i^]mg) adj.
uttering complaints. Opposite of uncomplaining.
[prenominal]
Note: [Narrower terms: faultfinding, grumbling(prenominal):
{fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(prenominal),
whiny}; protesting(prenominal), protestant]
Syn: complaintive.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Fretfully
(gcide) | Fretful \Fret"ful\, a. [See 2d Fret.]
Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of
vexation; as, a fretful temper. -- Fret"ful*ly, adv. --
Fret"ful*ness, n.
Syn: Peevish; ill-humored; ill-natured; irritable; waspish;
captious; petulant; splenetic; spleeny; passionate;
angry.
Usage: Fretful, Peevish, Cross. These words all
indicate an unamiable working and expression of
temper. Peevish marks more especially the inward
spirit: a peevish man is always ready to find fault.
Fretful points rather to the outward act, and marks a
complaining impatience: sickly children are apt to be
fretful. Crossness is peevishness mingled with
vexation or anger.
[1913 Webster] |
Fretfulness
(gcide) | Fretful \Fret"ful\, a. [See 2d Fret.]
Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of
vexation; as, a fretful temper. -- Fret"ful*ly, adv. --
Fret"ful*ness, n.
Syn: Peevish; ill-humored; ill-natured; irritable; waspish;
captious; petulant; splenetic; spleeny; passionate;
angry.
Usage: Fretful, Peevish, Cross. These words all
indicate an unamiable working and expression of
temper. Peevish marks more especially the inward
spirit: a peevish man is always ready to find fault.
Fretful points rather to the outward act, and marks a
complaining impatience: sickly children are apt to be
fretful. Crossness is peevishness mingled with
vexation or anger.
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fretfully
(wn) | fretfully
adv 1: in a fretful manner; "fretfully, the baby tossed in his
crib" |
fretfulness
(wn) | fretfulness
n 1: an irritable petulant feeling [syn: irritability,
crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness,
petulance, choler] |
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