adjective
- easily upset, worried, or irritated; restless and anxious
Examples
- The baby was fretful all night and wouldn’t sleep.
- She became fretful waiting for the test results.
- His fretful behavior worried his parents.
- The dog grew fretful during the thunderstorm.
- After hours of delay, the passengers became increasingly fretful.
- The fretful child kept asking when they would arrive.