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frail

• (a) physically weak
  • an invalid's frail body
• (s) wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
  • I'm only a fallible human
  • frail humanity
  fallible, imperfect, weak,
• (s) easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  • a kite too delicate to fly safely
  • fragile porcelain plates
  • fragile old bones
  • a frail craft
  fragile, delicate,

Nouns

• (n) the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
• (n) a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

Synonyms

fallible imperfect weak fragile delicate

Antonyms

robust

See also

delicate weak

Words of close approximity