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Worn past the point of dignity, fraying at every edge it owns.
means Tattered, rough, or uneven — whether 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.