Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A state of worriment or anxiety.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. State of worry or excitment; fidget; ill humor.
Etymologies
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Examples
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We are not going to have the peace of our happy valley spoiled because somebody gets in a fantigue.
Will of the Mill George Manville Fenn 1870
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"And he so continted," said Mrs. Quin, "until he took his fantigue.
Strangers at Lisconnel Jane Barlow 1887
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"But you've been asking cook to do something, and a nice fantigue she'll be in.
The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias George Manville Fenn 1870
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To Nic's great delight, just when his father was at his worst, and, as his old body-servant said, "working himself into a fantigue about a bit
Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land George Manville Fenn 1870
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Old Roby is not to have the monopoly of getting into a fantigue. "
The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War George Manville Fenn 1870
ambyellen commented on the word fantigue
anxiety or irritation
May 27, 2009
bilby commented on the word fantigue
I wonder if this word howls.
May 27, 2009
qms commented on the word fantigue
Her frenzy has stirred some intrigue;
It's a fit in a whole different league.
We're not overawed
By a simple fantod
But she has achieved a fantigue.
December 7, 2015