Frail

Word FRAIL
Character 5
Hyphenation frail
Pronunciations /fɹeɪl/

Definitions and meanings of "Frail"

What do we mean by frail?

Physically weak or delicate: synonym: weak. adjective

Easily broken or destroyed; fragile. adjective

Not strong or substantial; slight. adjective

Easily led astray; morally weak. adjective

A rush basket for holding fruit, especially dried fruit. noun

The quantity of fruit, such as raisins or figs, that such a basket can hold. noun

To make frail.

A wooden carrier or crate used by glaziers to carry sheets of glass. noun

A flexible basket made of rushes, and used, especially in commerce, for containing fruits, particularly dried fruits, as dates, figs, or raisins. noun

Here is a frail of figs, which I send to yourself (in the barrel of raisins). noun

A rush used for weaving baskets. noun

A certain quantity of raisins, about 75 pounds, contained in a frail. noun

Easily broken or destroyed: fragile; hence, weak in any way; likely to fail and decay; perishable; infirm in constitution or condition.

Specifically, weak in moral principle or resolution; not strong to resist temptation to evil; so weak as to be in danger of falling, or to have fallen, from virtue; of infirm virtue.

Weak-minded.

Tender in sentiment.

Synonyms Fragile, Frail (see fragile); brittle, slight.

Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. adjective

Tender. adjective

Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women. adjective

A basket made of rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins.

The quantity of fruit or other items contained in a frail.

A rush for weaving baskets.

A girl.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Frail

The word "frail" in example sentences

Harold was 88 years old and in frail medical condition, but still living at home with Clay, 77, who was in good health. ❋ Yep_i_am_dennis (2010)

The screening also identified other neural pathways that may have a together role in frail X set of symptoms as good as could be targets for drug therapy. ❋ Admin (2009)

He said Cronkite had been in frail condition for about a year. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Most of them were elderly patients in frail condition. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

A chilly, misty wind blows Wednesday as another Bronxian World Series begins; a tough evening for a 79-year-old man in frail health to be out in the weather. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was clad in frail, fleece-like, delicate - colored robes that shimmered in the cool starlight. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Without Kennedy, and with West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd in frail health, the Democrats won't have the 60 votes they would need to end a filibuster. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Eldest coughs, hoarse and frail from the vagaries of stasis. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Elizabeth was a premature baby, and was often described as frail and prone to illness throughout her life. ❋ Maggiemac (2009)

Jessica, the word frail, you certainly brought that up before. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Wynn, also in frail health, said he was dreading John Paul's eventual passing. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It is not in frail human nature to be able to bear an access of power without being tempted to abuse it. ❋ Unknown (1923)

But to "hike" along a deep-rutted, pebbly lane in frail, silver-hued slippers with high French heels, is not an exhilarating performance. ❋ Lucy Maud (1921)

For everybody lived in frail wooden juts or open tents. ❋ Henrietta Elizabeth (1917)

So short and frail is life that a breath may destroy it. it is gone -- literally, "it is not." know it no more -- no more recognize him (Ps 90: 6; Isa 40: 6-8). ❋ Unknown (1871)

Its citadel is not within frail human flesh, or within the truest and noblest human heart. ❋ Unknown (1865)

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