单词	frayed
释义	frayed adjective ˈfrād  1 : worn or shredded at the ends or edges frayed jeans A long line of scared-looking first years entered, led by Professor McGonagall, who was carrying a stool on which sat an ancient wizard's hat, heavily patched and darned with a wide rip near the frayed brim. J. K. Rowling 2 : damaged, weakened, or worn down by strain or irritation frayed nerves/tempers He vanished underground for a time, and when he reappeared he had retired from pimping. But he was still dealing drugs, and in his frayed state he was losing his half-step edge on the law. Peter Goldman The draconian measures drew widespread condemnation in Europe and further strained the already frayed relations between Pretoria and Washington … Mark Whitaker Synonyms ragged raggedy ratty seedy shabby tattered threadbare worn-out See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History First Known Use 1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1 frayed 1 of 2 adjective as in tattered worn or torn into or as if into rags she wore a beloved but badly frayed flannel shirt Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance tattered ragged faded shabby raggedy threadbare ratty shredded worn-out seedy scruffy dilapidated lacerated dingy dowdy decrepit holey patchy tatterdemalion mangy lacerate dog-eared grungy scuzzy tacky broken-down moth-eaten run-down Antonyms & Near Antonyms unused new brand-new spic-and-span spick-and-span frayed 2 of 2 verb past tense of fray as in eroded to damage or diminish by continued friction constant rubbing against the rock face has badly frayed our climbing rope Synonyms & Similar Words eroded wore rubbed frazzled chafed abraded reduced galled sharpened gnawed fretted erased scuffed scraped corroded rasped shaved chewed corraded ground sandpapered disintegrated scoured nibbled grated sandblasted grazed ate filed bit decomposed rubbed out dissolved wore out whetted honed wiped (away) broke down broke up
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