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:
frails

Adjective

Base Form:
frail
Comparative:
frailer
Superlative:
frailest

Origin of Frail

  • 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

  • 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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