foul-tempered vs fretful

foul-tempered

adj
  • Synonym of bad-tempered 

fretful

adj
  • Irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish. 

  • Unable to relax; fidgety or restless. 

How often have the words foul-tempered and fretful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )