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Princeton's WordNet

  1. frayedadjective

    worn away or tattered along the edges

    "frayed cuffs"

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  1. frayed

    Frayed refers to something that is worn or unraveled at the edge, often due to constant rubbing or stress, such as a piece of fabric, rope, or wire. It can also metaphorically refer to a situation or person's nerves or temper showing strain or becoming worn out.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Frayed

    of Fray

Wikidata

  1. Frayed

    Frayed is an original novella written by Tara Samms and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the First Doctor and Susan. It was released both as a standard edition hardback and a deluxe edition featuring a frontispiece by Chris Moore. Both editions have a foreword by Stephen Laws.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FRAYED in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FRAYED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of FRAYED in a Sentence

  1. President Biden:

    A war hero and among the greatest of the Greatest Generation, and to me, he was also a friend whom I could look to for trusted guidance, or a humorous line at just the right moment to settle frayed nerves. I will miss my friend. But I am grateful for the times we shared, and for the friendship Jill and I and our family have built with Liddy and the entire Dole family.

  2. Mo Ibrahim:

    The global order is really frayed - it’s disintegrating in front of our eyes. That’s a real threat to any attempt to sort things out.

  3. State John Kerry:

    It is very clear that the cessation of hostilities is frayed and at risk, russia needs to understand that our patience is not infinite, and in fact very limited, with respect to whether or not Assad is going to be held accountable.

  4. Pete Buttigieg:

    We know that there needs to be common sense gun safety reform in this country and we know there's a lot of things we can do at the civic level to knit back together the social fabric that is so frayed in this country.

  5. German Heinzenknecht:

    Nerves are getting frayed. The weather is complicated and so is the political climate, the situation is difficult because of two factors: the flowering of wheat plants and corn planting. If it does not rain by Oct. 15, it's going to get bad. So, on top of the political situation, everybody will be talking about the weather.

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    (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
    A valetudinarian
    B tantamount
    C flabby
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