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Worn past the point of dignity, fraying at every edge it owns.

means Tattered, rough, or unevenwhether describing torn cloth, jagged edges, or someone running on empty.

from From Old Norse 'roggvathr,' meaning tufted or shaggy, by way of Middle English 'ragged' — rags themselves came along for the linguistic ride.

Run raggedIdiom for exhaustion since the 1860s.
Ragged edgeMeans the brink of disaster or collapse.
RagtimeBorrows 'ragged' for its syncopated, uneven rhythm.
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