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Definition: worn to a frazzle
Frazzle
\Fraz"zle\, n.
1. The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality
of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed-out end. [Prov.
Eng. & U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. --Kipling.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. a state of extreme exhaustion; -- often used in the phrase
worn to a frazzle. [WordNet sense 1]
[WordNet 1.5]
Gordon had sent word to Lee that he
“had fought his
corps to a frazzle.” --Nicolay &
Hay (Life of
Lincoln).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]