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fretful (adj.)
Old form(s):
fretfull
angry, irritated, ill-tempered
Ham I.v.20
[Ghost to Hamlet] Like quills upon the fretful porpentine [F, Q1; Q2 fearefull]
KL III.i.4
[Gentleman to disguised Kent, of Lear] Contending with the fretful elements