fretty
fretty · more fretty · most fretty
Covered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets…Covered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets sinister.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Covered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets sinister.
The coats of various noble British families were originally fretty, but later 'simplified' to a single fret
Inclined to fret, agitated, worrying.
(colloquial)Inflamed, like a sore.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From fret (“lattice, trellis”) + -y. From fret (“to worry”) + -y.Forms
more fretty, most fretty| Comparative | more fretty Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fretty Lesson |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedfrettiness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form