fretful

adjective3

1. •
   Given to fretting.
2. •
   Unable to relax: fidgety; restless; worried; anxious.
3. •
   Irritable; bad-tempered; grumpy; peevish.

   • 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. — 1910