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Word entry · 6 letters

frayed

Best crossword clue

"Worn at edge"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /fɹeɪd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adefryStarts with FEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. worn away or tattered along the edges

Word origin

From fray + -ed, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”).

Used in a sentence

  • Although relations between the two adversaries were frayed on occasion, Pyeongyang and Washington were able to negotiate and reach a compromise on the key issues that divided them.

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