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frayed

Frill vs Frayed - What's the difference?

frill | frayed |


As verbs the difference between frill and frayed

is that frill is to make something into a frill while frayed is (fray).

As a noun frill

is a strip of pleated material used as decoration or trim; a ruffle.

As an adjective frayed is

unravelled, worn at the end or edge.

Raggedy vs Frayed - What's the difference?

raggedy | frayed |


As adjectives the difference between raggedy and frayed

is that raggedy is (of clothing) torn, ragged or tattered while frayed is unravelled, worn at the end or edge.

As a verb frayed is

(fray).

Tatter vs Frayed - What's the difference?

tatter | frayed |


As verbs the difference between tatter and frayed

is that tatter is to destroy an article of clothing by shredding while frayed is past tense of fray.

As a noun tatter

is a shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.

As an adjective frayed is

unravelled, worn at the end or edge.

Frayed vs Manky - What's the difference?

frayed | manky |


As adjectives the difference between frayed and manky

is that frayed is unravelled, worn at the end or edge while manky is (british|scotland|ireland|slang) unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.

As a verb frayed

is (fray).

Frayed vs Shabby - What's the difference?

frayed | shabby |


As adjectives the difference between frayed and shabby

is that frayed is unravelled, worn at the end or edge while shabby is torn or worn; poor; mean; ragged.

As a verb frayed

is past tense of fray.

Frayed vs Ripped - What's the difference?

frayed | ripped |


As adjectives the difference between frayed and ripped

is that frayed is unravelled, worn at the end or edge while ripped is torn, either partly or into separate pieces.

As verbs the difference between frayed and ripped

is that frayed is (fray) while ripped is (rip).

Frayed vs Tattered - What's the difference?

frayed | tattered |


As adjectives the difference between frayed and tattered

is that frayed is unravelled, worn at the end or edge while tattered is rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.

As verbs the difference between frayed and tattered

is that frayed is past tense of fray while tattered is past tense of tatter.

Frayed vs Fraught - What's the difference?

frayed | fraught |


As adjectives the difference between frayed and fraught

is that frayed is unravelled, worn at the end or edge while fraught is (of a cargo-carrier) laden.

As verbs the difference between frayed and fraught

is that frayed is (fray) while fraught is to load (a ship, cargo etc).

As a noun fraught is

(obsolete) the hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.

Afrayed vs Frayed - What's the difference?

afrayed | frayed |


As adjectives the difference between afrayed and frayed

is that afrayed is while frayed is unravelled, worn at the end or edge.

As a verb frayed is

(fray).

Prayed vs Frayed - What's the difference?

prayed | frayed |


As verbs the difference between prayed and frayed

is that prayed is (pray) while frayed is (fray).

As an adjective frayed is

unravelled, worn at the end or edge.

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