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Meaning of 'frail' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Frail [ n.]
- A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
- The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.
- A rush for weaving baskets.
2 . Frail [ superl]
- Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
- Tender.
- Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women.

Meaning of 'frail' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . frail [ a]
Meaning (1):
- physically weak
Example in sentence:
  • an invalid's frail body
2 . frail [ s]
Meaning (2):
- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
Example in sentence:
  • a frail craft;
  • a kite too delicate to fly safely;
  • fragile old bones;
  • fragile porcelain plates
Meaning (3):
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
Example in sentence:
  • frail humanity;
  • I'm only a fallible human

Nearby Words:

fra frab frabbit fracas fracho fracid fract fracted fraction fractional

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