Mere fretfulness never carries its points.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
He thought the delicate self-restraint with which she met the caprices and fretfulness of her wards was founded on heavenly patience.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
The corners of his eyes wrinkled a little, and a shade of his old fretfulness passed over his face.
"By What Authority?"
Robert Hugh Benson