frail
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
frailer;
frailest
frailer;
frailest
Britannica Dictionary definition of FRAIL
1
:
having less than a normal amount of strength or force
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very weak
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a frail child
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a frail old man
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I could barely hear her frail [=weak] voice.
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In his old age his health became increasingly frail.
2
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easily damaged or destroyed
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a small and frail ship
— frailness
noun [noncount]-
the frailness [=(more commonly) frailty] of his health
