fraight

Adjective

fraught (comparative more fraught or (rare) fraughter, superlative most fraught or (rare) fraughtest)

1. (also, figuratively, obsolete) Of a boat, ship, or other vessel: laden with cargo.
   • The ſhippes retyre with riches full yfraught, […]1576, George Gascoigne, “The Fruites of Warre, Written vppon This Theame, Dulce Bellum Inexpertis, […]”, in The Posies of George Gascoigne Esquire. […], London: […] H[enry] Bynneman for Richard...

   Synonyms:

   freighted

   Antonyms:

   unfraught, unfreighted

2. (also, figuratively, obsolete) Followed by with: carrying, or charged or loaded up with (usually something negative); accompanied by; entailing.
   • [O]ne the other fiercely did encounter, / Like Lions two yfraught with boyling wrath, […]1566, Euripides, “Iocasta: A Tragedie Written in Greke by Euripides, […]”, in George Gascoigne, Francis Kinwelmershe, transl., A Hundreth Sundrie Flowres Bounde up in One Small Poesie. […], London...

   Synonyms:

   rife

   Antonyms:

   unfraught

3. (also, figuratively, obsolete, specifically) Carrying or loaded with anxiety, fear, or stress, for example, due to complexity or difficulty; distressed; also, causing distress; distressing.
   • a fraught relationship a fraught process

   Synonyms:

   wrought-up

   Antonyms:

   unfraught

4. (also, figuratively, obsolete) Followed by with: furnished, provided.
   • [W]hen the worlde is fraughted with ſo manye varlettes, that it will be a long time ere a man ſhall diſcerne the faythful from the Hipocrites.[1574, Augustine Marlorate [i.e., Augustin Marlorat], “[Revelation 2:2]”, in Arthur Golding, transl., A Catholike Exposition vpon the Reuelation of Sainct Iohn. […], London: […] H[enry] Binneman, for...

   Synonyms:

   equipped, supplied

   Antonyms:

   unfraught

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