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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frayed

/fɹeɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
frayed
IPA
/fɹeɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.

adj

Exhausted, strained, beleaguered, or suffering from stress.

verb

simple past and past participle of fray

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more frayed (comparative) most frayed (superlative)

Derived Forms

frayedness unfrayed

Homonyms

'fraid

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce frayed?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɹeɪd/.
What does frayed mean?
Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
Where does frayed come from?
From fray + -ed, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”).

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