frayed adj

frayed adj
[freɪd]
sdrucito (-a), logoro (-a)

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  • outworn — adj 1. obsolete, disused, lapsed, abandoned, discontinued, discarded, cast aside, rejected; dead, defunct, expired, extinct, wound up, prehistoric, antediluvian; retired, pensioned off, put away, laid on the shelf, neglected, gone to seed; bygone …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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