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fretty

[fret-ee]

adjective, fret·ti·er, fret·ti·est.

fretful; irritable; peevish.

Origin:
1835–45; fret¹ + -y¹

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adjective Heraldry.

covered with criss-crossed and interlacing diagonal strips: argent, fretty sable.

Origin:
1555–65; < Middle French frette, derivative of frete trelliswork. See fret², -ee

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