Detective Columbo is always in a frayed raincoat.
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Frayed
//fɹeɪd//
Synonyms for "frayed" (24 found)
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Translations
7 translations across 6 languages.
Galician
1 entries- esfiañado adj (unravelled)
German
2 entries- ausgefranst adj (unravelled)
- zerfranst adj (unravelled)
Māori
1 entries- tāwekoweko adj (unravelled)
Spanish
1 entries- deshilachado adj (unravelled)
Swedish
1 entries- fransig adj (unravelled)
Tagalog
1 entries- lilit adj (unravelled)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The cuffs of his suit jacket are badly frayed.
Source: tatoeba (625162)
That extension cord looks dangerous to me. You see where it's frayed there?
Source: tatoeba (744543)
Tom purchased several yards of screening from the hardware store to replace the old mesh in the window screens, since the mesh had become too frayed and torn to serve its purpose.
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