frailly

Variant of frail

frail definition

frail (frāl)

adjective

  1. easily broken, shattered, damaged, or destroyed; fragile; delicate
  2. slender and delicate; not robust; weak
  3. easily tempted to do wrong; morally weak

Etymology: ME frele < OFr < L fragilis, fragile

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