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frail
adjective
noun
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
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fɹeɪl
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adjective
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
“a kite too delicate to fly safely”
adjective
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”
adjective
physically weak
“an invalid's frail body”
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
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a kite too delicate to fly safely
fragile porcelain plates
fragile old bones
a frail craft
I'm only a fallible human
frail humanity
an invalid's frail body
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