1) Badly worn 2) Began to unravel 3) Beginning to unravel 4) Doctor Who novella 5) Loose around the edges 6) Not neat at the ends 7) Ragged 8) Started to unravel 9) Starting to unravel 10) Unraveled 11) Worn 12) Worn away at the edge 1) Ragged 2) Raveled 3) Ravelly 4) Shabby 5) Tattered 6) Tatty 7) Torn 8) Unkempt 9) Unwoven 10) Worn 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Fray
Refers to the condition of a book; the unraveling of the threads or fibers of an edge of a book cover that is caused by excessive rubbing.
[adj] - worn away or tattered along the edges