frettiness

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noun

The quality of being fretty; fretfulness.

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Meanings

nounfrettiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being fretty; fretfulness.

    He carries on operations upon so vast a scale that he casts out frettiness and meanness wherever he goes.

    1856, The Indiana school journal, volume 1, page 2
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    ‘Try a pup, Mother,’ ’e sez—‘We’ve tried rattles an’ balls an’ toys. Try a live pup to soothe ’is frettiness.’

    1944, Emily Carr, “Babies”, in The House of All Sorts

Origin

From fretty + -ness.

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APA

frettiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frettiness

MLA

“frettiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frettiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frettiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frettiness.

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