frayed
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4.1
- adjective
- /freɪd/
:
desgastado
- I got her these jeans, very thin, nice soft cotton with a little like frayed edge.
- frayed cuff
- frayed edge
- frayed sweater
I also love how the bottoms are frayed at the bottom.
- I also love how the bottoms are frayed at the bottom.
- If you are familiar with the bleach life you know that the the ends, my God the ends of your hair become brittle and and frayed messes.
- I can't stand when my brushes get all frayed and bunched and you know when you throw them in your actual cloth makeup bag how they can move around and really just get damaged.
- Then Our hands brunched, brushed like frayed wings of giant model levee moths.
Examples
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There was a frayed end on your rope, and I'm cutting it out.
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His favorite shirt was frayed at the sleeves, a testament to its many years of wear.
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But these are old and frayed.
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I also love how the bottoms are frayed at the bottom.
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But maintenance was neglected, and the frayed nets stopped working.
Academic text (2007) -
Is it those frayed cuffs that are worrying you?
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It looked so old and frayed, and I couldn't find a belt.
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He wore an old double breasted suit, frayed Gray shirt, wide tie, no hat.
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The neckband's so frayed, it won't hold the collar button.
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Alice gestured toward a frayed couch strewn with clothes.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
Having edges that are ripped and uneven
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3.2
Old, torn clothes that are in poor condition
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4.0
Something that looks worn, torn, and messy
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6.6
Cloth or clothes worn until thin with threads showing
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2.1
Damaged and showing signs of long use
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4.1
Old and torn clothes or fabric with loose threads
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5.1
Worn and damaged at the edges from long use
Cloth with loose torn threads and a ragged, worn look
Appears torn or worn, like old clothes with holes
An object that has been used a lot and is now damaged or not useful
Antonyms
How Worn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frayed comes from the verb fray, which meant 'to wear away by rubbing'. So, frayed describes cloth whose edges are worn and whose threads have come loose from use.