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unfretting

unfretting adjective: calm; not fretful. Also the present participle and gerund of unfret.

Adjective

unfretting (comparative more unfretting, superlative most unfretting)

  1. Calm; not fretful.
    • How many of you are leading an unfretting, unanxious, a hopeful, cheerful life?1868, Henry Ward Beecher, Sermons - Volume 1, page 190
    • Every hour of day brought some unfretting task or hale pastime.1899, George Washington Cable, Strong Hearts

Also used as

unfretting is also the present participle and gerund of unfret.

Forms of unfretting

comparativemore unfretting
superlativemost unfretting

Questions about unfretting

What does unfretting mean?
Unfretting means calm; not fretful.
What part of speech is unfretting?
Unfretting is an adjective.

Words near unfretting in the dictionary

  1. unfreshness
  2. unfret
  3. unfretful
  4. unfrets
  5. unfretted
  6. unfretting
  7. unfriable
  8. unfriarlike
  9. unfried
  10. unfriend
  11. unfriendable

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