Dreary vs Fretful - What's the difference?
dreary | fretful |
(obsolete) Grievous, dire; appalling.
Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
* 1818 , , Volume 1, Chapter V:
irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish
* 1909:
unable to relax; fidgety or restless
As adjectives the difference between dreary and fretful
is that dreary is (obsolete) grievous, dire; appalling while fretful is irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish.dreary
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- It had rained for three days straight, and the dreary weather dragged the townspeople's spirits down.
- Once upon a midnight dreary , while I pondered, weak and weary...
- It was on a dreary night of November, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils.
Anagrams
*fretful
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Alternative forms
* fretfull (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- It was another cry, but not quite like the one she had heard last night; it was only a short one, a fretful , childish whine muffled by passing through walls.