Frail Definition
frāl
frailest, frailer
adjective
frailest, frailer
Slender and delicate; not robust; weak.
Webster's New World
Easily broken, shattered, damaged, or destroyed; fragile; delicate.
Webster's New World
Not strong or substantial; slight.
A frail voice; evidence too frail to stand up in court.
American Heritage
Easily tempted to do wrong; morally weak.
Webster's New World
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noun
A rush basket for holding fruit, especially dried fruit.
American Heritage
A basket made of rushes, for packing figs, raisins, etc.
Webster's New World
(dated, slang) A girl.
Wiktionary
verb
To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Frail
Noun
Singular:
frail
Plural:
frailsAdjective
Base Form:
frail
Comparative:
frailer
Superlative:
frailestOrigin of Frail
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Middle English frele from Old French from Latin fragilis from frangere frag- to break bhreg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis. Cognate to fraction, fracture, and fragile.
From Wiktionary
Middle English fraiel from Old French
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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