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   Frail

   /frāl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) weak and delicate: "she looked frail and vulnerable" Similar infirmweakweakenedfeebleenfeebleddebilitatedincapacitatedwasteddelicateslightslenderpunyillailingunwellsicklypoorlyin poor healthdecrepitdodderingtotteringshakyinformal:weedyOpposite strongfit
   • ▪ easily damaged or broken; fragile or insubstantial: "the balcony is frail" Similar fragilebreakableeasily brokeneasily damageddelicateflimsyinsubstantialunsteadyunstablericketyramshackleinformal:teeteryjerry-builtwonkydickydodgyrare:frangibleOpposite robust
   • ▪ weak in character or morals. Similar weakeasily led/temptedsusceptibleimpressionablemalleablevulnerabledefenselessimpotentfallibleerranterringflawedimperfectrare: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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   The meaning of FRAIL is easily led into evil. How to use frail in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Frail.

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   weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed: a frail old lady. I last saw him just last week and thought how old and frail he looked. the country's frail economy. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not physically strong. weak She was too tired and weak to finish the race.

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   weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed: a frail old lady. I last saw him just last week and thought how old and frail he looked. the country's frail economy. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not physically strong. weak She was too tired and weak to finish the race.

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   Frail definition: having delicate health; not robust; weak. See examples of FRAIL used in a sentence.

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   adjective. easily broken or damaged or destroyed. “a frail craft”. synonyms: delicate, fragile. breakable. capable of being broken or damaged. adjective. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings. “ frail humanity”.

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   Definition of frail adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. Physically weak or delicate: an invalid's frail body; in frail health. See Synonyms at weak. 2. Easily broken or destroyed; fragile: a flower with a frail stem. 3. Not strong or substantial; slight: a frail voice; evidence too frail to stand up in court. 4. Easily led astray; morally weak.