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Temperamental vs Fretful - What's the difference?

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Temperamental is a related term of fretful.


As adjectives the difference between temperamental and fretful

is that temperamental is (notcomp) of, related to, or caused by temperament while fretful is irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish.

temperamental

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (notcomp) of, related to, or caused by temperament
  • subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious; sometimes used figuratively to describe user-unfriendly or unstable machines or software that are either complicated and/or have poorly written instructions and are subsequently difficult to operate.

    • Derived terms

    * temperamentally

    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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