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FRAZZLED
Verb
frazzled
simple past tense and past participle of frazzle
Adjective
frazzled (comparative more frazzled, superlative most frazzled)
frayed at the edges
(colloquial) stressed and exhausted either physically or emotionally
Source: Wiktionary
FRAZZLE
Fraz"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frazzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Frazzling.] [Cf. G. faseln, and E. fray.]
Definition: To fray; to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends; to tatter; - -used literally and figuratively. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
Her hair was of a reddish gray color, and its frazzled and tangled condition suggested that the woman had recently passed through a period of extreme excitement. J. C. Harris.
Fraz"zle, n.
Definition: The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed-out end. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. Kipling.
Gordon had sent word to Lee that he "had fought his corps to a frazzle." Nicolay & Hay (Life of Lincoln).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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