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frayed

adj
/fɹeɪd/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *preyH-✻ — “to love; to please”
  2. derived from *friþuz✻ — “peace, tranquility; refuge, sanctuary”
  3. derived from *friþu✻ — “peace”
  4. derived from ex-
  5. derived from *exfridāre✻
  6. derived from effreer
  7. derived from affraier
  8. inherited from fraien — “to attack, invade; to make an attack; to brawl, fight; to make a loud noise (?); to frighten, terrify; to be frightened of (something), fear”
  9. formed as frayed — “fray + -ed”

Definitions

  1. Unravelled

    Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.

  2. Exhausted, strained, beleaguered, or suffering from stress.

    • Although relations between the two adversaries were frayed on occasion, Pyeongyang and Washington were able to negotiate and reach a compromise on the key issues that divided them.

  3. simple past and past participle of fray

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA