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frettiness en · NOUN

Etymology

From fretty + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being fretty; fretfulness.
    • ‘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:
    • 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: