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Impatient vs Fretful - What's the difference?

impatient | fretful |

As adjectives the difference between impatient and fretful

is that impatient is impatient while fretful is irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish.

impatient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • restless and intolerant of delays
  • * Addison
    • The impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the matter that lies before him.
  • anxious and eager, especially to begin something
  • (obsolete) Not to be borne; unendurable.
    • (Spenser)
  • Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.
    • impatient speeches or replies
  • * 1594 , , III. ii. 287:
    • What, will you tear / Impatient answers from my gentle tongue?

    Derived terms

    * impatiently

    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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