frayed

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/
• Homophone: 'fraid
• Rhymes: -eɪd

Adjective

frayed (comparative more frayed, superlative most frayed)

1. Unravelled, worn at the end or edge.

Translations

unravelled

Maori: tāwekoweko

Tagalog: lilit

Verb

frayed

1. simple past tense and past participle of fray

Anagrams

• defray, fedary