frayed

English

Etymology

From English fray, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɹeɪd/

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• Homophone: 'fraid
• Rhymes: -eɪd

Adjective

frayed (comparative more frayed, superlative most frayed)

1. Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
2. (figurative) Exhausted, strained, beleaguered, or suffering from stress.

Translations

unravelled

• Galician: esfiañado
• German: ausgefranst (de), zerfranst (de)
• Maori: tāwekoweko
• Spanish: deshilachado (es)
• Swedish: fransig (sv)
• Tagalog: lilit

Verb

frayed

1. simple past and past participle of fray

Anagrams

• defray, fedary