frayed

English

Etymology

From English fray, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

• German: ausgefranst, zerfranst (de)
• Maori: tāwekoweko
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: deshilachado (es)
• Tagalog: lilit

Verb

frayed

1. simple past and past participle of fray

Anagrams

• defray, fedary