frail
IPA: frˈeɪɫ
noun
- (dated, slang) A girl.
- 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.
- Synonym of farasola (“old unit of weight”)
- (England, dialectal, obsolete) Synonym of flail.
verb
- To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.
adjective
- Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
- Weak; infirm.
- (medicine) In an infirm state leading one to be easily subject to disease or other health problems, especially regarding the elderly.
- Mentally fragile.
- Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
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Examples of "frail" in Sentences
- The picture makes him look rather frail and skinny.
- He experienced all the frail weaknesses of humanity.
- He was 64 years old and in frail health at the time.
- I felt very dizzy and frail for most of the morning.
- This movement was no easy task in a frail, tipsy shell.
- Meanwhile the years of imprisonment have left him frail.
- The frail health of Swamiji had the devotees anxious with fear.
- They appear frail and weak, but have a lot of strength in the arms.
- De Ovies was there, aged 85, frail and unable to participate in the service.
- On the downside was the long travelling time for frail babies and for parents.