Frailadjective
Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish
Fragileadjective
Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
‘The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.’; ‘The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.’; ‘He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.’;
Frailadjective
weak; infirm.
Fragileadjective
(UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
Frailadjective
mentally fragile
Fragileadjective
Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.
‘The state of ivy is tough, and not fragile.’;
Frailadjective
Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
Fragileadjective
easily broken or damaged or destroyed;
‘a kite too delicate to fly safely’; ‘fragile porcelain plates’; ‘fragile old bones’; ‘a frail craft’;
Frailnoun
A basket made of rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins.
Fragileadjective
vulnerably delicate;
‘she has the fragile beauty of youth’;
Frailnoun
The quantity of fruit or other items contained in a frail.
Fragileadjective
lacking solidity or strength;
‘a flimsy table’; ‘flimsy construction’; ‘a fragile link with the past’;
Frailnoun
A rush for weaving baskets.
Frailnoun
A girl.
Frailverb
To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.
Frailnoun
A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
Frailnoun
The quantity of raisins - about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, - contained in a frail.
Frailnoun
A rush for weaving baskets.
Frailadjective
Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
‘That I may know how frail I am.’; ‘An old bent man, worn and frail.’;
Frailadjective
Tender.
‘Deep indignation and compassion frail.’;
Frailadjective
Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; - often applied to fallen women.
‘Man is frail, and prone to evil.’;
Frailnoun
the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
Frailnoun
a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
Frailadjective
physically weak;
‘an invalid's frail body’;
Frailadjective
having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings;
‘I'm only human’; ‘frail humanity’;
Frailadjective
easily broken or damaged or destroyed;
‘a kite too delicate to fly safely’; ‘fragile porcelain plates’; ‘fragile old bones’; ‘a frail craft’;
