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/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Homophone: 'fraid
- Rhymes: -eɪd
Adjective
frayed (comparative more frayed, superlative most frayed)
- unravelled, worn at the end or edge.
Translations
unravelled
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