fretful
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The outrageous antics revolving around the experiences of fretful teen prodigy Malcolm were always anchored by his family’s tight bond.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
But there is no doubting this is a fretful moment, adversaries and conflicts around the world, deep seated problems at home.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025
With their heavy eyebrows and square jaws, they look like a fretful phalanx of Martin Scorseses reluctantly conceding that the movie is pretty fun.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
“People are fretful of bringing children to the museum,” she said.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2023
They just heard him moving inside the dark house, then they heard the granddaughter’s voice, fretful and querulous: ‘Who is it? Light the lamp, Grandpaw’ then his voice.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing fretful
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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