English Explanatory Dictionary

frayed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
  2. Exhausted, strained, beleaguered, or suffering from stress.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of fray

Pronunciation

/fɹeɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frayed.wav

Word forms

frayed more frayed most frayed

Etymology

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

Derived words

frayedness unfrayed
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