Added 10 October 2026
frayed
/fɹeɪd/ adjective
Latin root: fricare Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about frayed at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From fray + -ed, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”).
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