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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