frayed.
Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
Meaning & usage
Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
Exhausted, strained, beleaguered, or suffering from stress.
Where this word comes from
From fray + -ed, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”).
simple past and past participle of fray
Where this word comes from
From fray + -ed, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”).
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