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[ fret-id ] / ˈfrɛt ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fretted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveornamented or provided with frets: a fretted molding. Origin of frettedlate Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at fret2, -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM frettedun·fret·ted, adjectiveWords nearby frettedfress, fret, fretboard, fretful, fret saw, fretted, fretting, fretty, fretwork, Freud, Freudian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for frettedAs I fretted over whether it was safe for her ingest the body paint, she extolled its benefits. Naked on a New York Street—for Art|Emily Shire|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Rivers told me in both 2010 and 2014 that, when thinking about dying herself, she fretted most about her daughter Melissa. Joan Rivers: 'Death Is Like Plastic Surgery'|Tim Teeman|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Last week I fretted that America—and American business, in particular—seemed to be running out of ideas. Is That It? Burger King’s French Fry Burger Is Just Carb Overkill.|Daniel Gross|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST Behind the scenes, he threw spectacular parties, fretted over his ratings, and stayed loyal to his friends. The Private David Frost|John M. Florescu|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nearly every critic of the Iranian-American and Muslim author has fretted over whether he has the right to tackle his subject. Jesus Needs Reza Aslan, Author of 'Zealot'|Kirsten Powers|August 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Denas, who was fretted by the monotony of home duties really too few to employ both her mother and herself, was glad of the offer. A Singer from the Sea|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr If she's not fretted she won't want a doctor till the time comes when the doctor will be with her whether she wants him or not. Is He Popenjoy?|Anthony Trollope It is needless to say how Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gumbleton fretted and fumed; but it was all to no use. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland|T. Crofton Crocker Here a poor prisoner, forsook by the world and friends, fretted his sorrowful life. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Wasted time, blotted books, and fretted tempers were all the results which the system produced.
British Dictionary definitions for fretted
adjectiveornamented with angular designs or frets decorated with fretwork Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to frettedchafe, brood, fuss, agonize, fume, carp, grieve, bother, disturb, nag, pother, affront, chagrin, torment, stew, mope, anguish, bleed, ruffle, distress |