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frettiness

noun

Etymology

From fretty + -ness.

  1. derived from *h₃enh₂-✻
  2. derived from -āre
  3. derived from -er
  4. derived from *bʰreg-✻
  5. derived from *frangō✻
  6. derived from frangō
  7. derived from fret
  8. derived from freté
  9. inherited from frēten — “to decorate”
  10. suffixed as fretty — “fret + y”
  11. suffixed as frettiness — “fretty + ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being fretty

    The quality of being fretty; fretfulness.

    • He carries on operations upon so vast a scale that he casts out frettiness and meanness wherever he goes.
    • ‘Try a pup, Mother,’ ’e sez—‘We’ve tried rattles an’ balls an’ toys. Try a live pup to soothe ’is frettiness.’

The neighborhood

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