fretfully

/ˈfɹɛt.fə.li/ adv

In a fretful manner.

Word Origin From Old English fretan 'to devour, eat away' — so fret originally meant 'to be eaten away by worry or anxiety.' Fretful means 'full of fretting,' and fretfully is the adverb. The root is the same as eat: PIE *ed- 'to eat,' with the prefix fra- (completely). So fretting is literally 'eating oneself up.' Related words: fret (the verb), fretfulness.

adv In a fretful manner.

The child cried fretfully when his toy was taken away.

(副词) 焦躁地;烦躁地;不耐烦地

玩具被拿走时,孩子烦躁地哭了起来。

(adverbio) inquietamente; irritablemente; con irritación; quejumbrosamente; nerviosamente [De manera inquieta o irritable.]

El niño lloró con irritación cuando le quitaron su juguete.

(adverbe) irritablement; avec irritation; nerveusement; grincheusement; plaintivement [De manière inquiète et agitée, avec une nervosité persistante.]

L'enfant a pleuré fretfully lorsqu'on lui a pris son jouet.

(Adverb) Auf eine unruhige, gereizte oder besorgte Weise.

Das Kind weinte **fretfully**, als ihm sein Spielzeug weggenommen wurde.

(副詞) いらいらと、苛立った様子で。

子供は、おもちゃを取り上げられたとき、いらいらと泣き出した。

(advérbio) queixosamente; irritadamente; agitadamente [De maneira queixosa ou irritadiça.]

A criança chorou queixosamente quando seu brinquedo foi tirado.

Word parts: fret + ful + ly

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