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   frail

   /freɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) weak and delicate: "his small, frail body" Similar infirmweakweakenedfeebleenfeebleddebilitatedincapacitatedwasteddelicateslightslenderpunyillailingunwellsicklypoorlyin poor healthdecrepitdodderingtotteringshakyinformal:weedyOpposite strongfit
   • ▪ easily damaged or broken; weak: "the balcony is frail" Similar fragilebreakableeasily brokeneasily damageddelicateflimsyinsubstantialunsteadyunstablericketyramshackleinformal:teeteryjerry-builtwonkydickydodgyrare:frangibleOpposite robust
   • ▪ weak in character or morals. Similar weakeasily led/temptedsusceptibleimpressionablemalleablevulnerabledefencelessimpotentfallibleerranterringflawedimperfectrare:resistlessOpposite strong

   noun

   • 1. a woman. informal, dated US

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis (see fragile).

   Derivatives

   • 1. frailly adverb
   • 2. frailness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What is the meaning of frail?

   • Easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. Another time, he retrieved a frail chick that had been prematurely abandoned by its parents. By ’n ander geleentheid het hy ’n swak kuiken gered wat te vroeg deur sy ouers verlaat is.

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   What is a frail person?

   • (comparative frailer, superlative frailest) (especially of an old person) physically weak and thin Mother was becoming too frail to live alone. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! weak; easily damaged or broken Human nature is frail.

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   What does frailness mean?

   • frail′ness n. n. 1. A rush basket for holding fruit, especially dried fruit. 2. The quantity of fruit, such as raisins or figs, that such a basket can hold. [Middle English fraiel, from Old French.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   Something that is delicate and fragile can be described as frail. Grandma's favorite vase is probably too frail to use for football practice; some of us have learned that the hard way.

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