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Definition of frayed adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frayed

adjective
 
/freɪd/
 
/freɪd/
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  1. (of cloth) with threads in it that are starting to come apart
    • frayed denim shorts
  2. showing the effects of pressure or strain
    • Tempers were getting very frayed.

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