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'fraid
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fraid
English
Alternative forms
en fraid
Etymology
en afraid.
Pronunciation
en /fɹeɪd/
en eɪd 1
en frayed
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-'fraid.wav US
Adjective
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en afraid.
Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After 239-240 239 Right 'bove my head someun whispered, Name y'self, boy, is it Zachry the Brave or Zachry the Cowardly?"I ain't 'fraid o' you!" I telled him, tho' tell-it-true my voice was jus' a duck fart in a hurrycane.
Usage notes
Used mainly (or exclusively) in the phrases "'Fraid so" (en I'm afraid so) and "'Fraid not" (en I'm afraid not).
Anagrams
en adfir ARFID Farid Frida faird radif
en contractions