frazzled
worn-out; fatigued: a party that left us frazzled.
Origin of frazzled
1Other words from frazzled
- un·fraz·zled, adjective
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How to use frazzled in a sentence
I’ve been staring at my laptop for seven hours, and I’m frazzled from being on deadline.
5 Pieces of Gear That Help Me Stay Active During Winter | Jakob Schiller | February 11, 2021 | Outside OnlineShe patiently explains to her frazzled callers that the hornets are being intercepted nearly 3,000 miles away across an entire continent.
Rumors of a ‘murder hornet’ apocalypse may have been exaggerated | Erika Engelhaupt | December 22, 2020 | Science NewsIf you have been cooking for any number of years, you probably have a few recipes that are like old friends you count on when you’re tired and frazzled.
A one-bowl sheet-pan cookie so easy a child taught me how to make it | Ann Maloney | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostJoshua Rivera says his house recipe — a fried egg over rice with a mix of hot sauce and ketchup — was just what his mom made when she was frazzled, money was tight, and she still had four kids to feed.
Celebrate the House Meal, the Go-To Dish for When There’s No One to Satisfy but Yourself | Jaya Saxena | September 30, 2020 | EaterHe recovered his documents, but arrived in the United States “frazzled,” in the words of best friend and fellow esports player Hafiz Adeel Javed.
Letterman, however, was oblivious to this—which certainly seems to hold up based on his frazzled reaction in this clip.
In Honor of David Letterman’s Pending Retirement, Watch His Wildest Interviews (VIDEO) | Kevin Fallon | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDesperate for a way out of her monotonous existence Kumiko becomes obsessed with the frazzled tape and plots her journey to Fargo.
She Thought ‘Fargo’ Was Real: The Misguided Voyage of ‘Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter’ | Nico Hines | February 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt starts, I think, with family policies, by which I mean help for frazzled parents who both work full-time.
Bridget is now a wealthy but permanently frazzled widow and mum to two small kids.
Mark Darcy Is Dead! British Bridget Jones Fans: It Had to Happen | Tom Sykes | October 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTJulie Bowen already has won two Emmys for her performance as hilariously frazzled mom Claire Pritchett on Modern Family.
Emmys 2013: Julie Bowen’s Favorite ‘Modern Family’ Moments (VIDEO) | Julie Bowen | September 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFinally, after what seemed an interminable period of waiting, Mac's patience frazzled out and he declared for action.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe poor fellow looked so old and frazzled that Odin could not recognize him.
Hunters Out of Space | Joseph Everidge KelleamI am not prone on my green couch, frayed, frazzled, bowed-down in spirit from a day of frightful stress and cross-purpose.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLaneNo woman—not even a frazzled-out newspaper woman—could receive the love and care that they gave me, and fail to flourish under it.
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed | Edna FerberI've frazzled out leather on his hide that cost more than he did, but I never went after him right.
Desert Conquest | A. M. Chisholm
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