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Excitable vs Fretful - What's the difference?

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Excitable is a related term of fretful.


As adjectives the difference between excitable and fretful

is that excitable is easily excited while fretful is irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish.

excitable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Easily excited.
  • He was very excitable.

    fretful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fretfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish
  • * 1909:
  • 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.
  • unable to relax; fidgety or restless
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