frayed
adjective
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Pronunciation: /fɹeɪd/
adj
Etymology: From fray + -ed, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”).
- Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
- 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.”
verb
Etymology: 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