frail

[Frail]

Something that is delicate and fragile can be described as frail. Grandma's favorite vase is probably too frail to use for football practice; some of us have learned that the hard way.

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A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

Noun
a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

Noun
the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds

Adjective S.
easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"

Adjective S.
having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I''m only human"; "frail humanity"

Adjective
physically weak; "an invalid''s frail body"

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n.
A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

n.
The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.

n.
A rush for weaving baskets.

superl
Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

superl
Tender.

superl
Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women.

Frail

Frail , n. [OE. fraiel, fraile, OF. fraiel, freel, frael, fr. LL. fraellum.] A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. 2. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail. 3. A rush for weaving baskets. Johnson.

Frail

Frail, a. [Compar. Frailer ; superl. Frailest.] [OE. frele, freile, OF. fraile, frele, F. fr'88le, fr. L. fragilis. See Fragile.] 1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

That I may know how frail I am.

An old bent man, worn and frail.

2. Tender. [Obs.]

Deep indignation and compassion.

3. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women.

Man is frail, and prone to evil.

A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.

Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

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Usage Examples

Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail: a fragile shoot between two stones that grows brave toward the sun though warmth and brightness fail, striving and faith the only strength it knows.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.

Say what you want to say about the rest of his presidency, including his tone-deaf response to Katrina and a war waged in Iraq on false pretenses, Bush connected with Americans in the aftermath of 9/11 because he looked as frail and unforgiving as we felt.