'worn to a frazzle' definitions:

Definition of 'worn to a frazzle'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.]