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frail

1

[ freyl ]

adjective

frailer, frailest.
  1. having delicate health; not robust; weak:

    My grandfather is rather frail now.

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  2. easily broken or destroyed; fragile.

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  3. morally weak; easily tempted.


noun

  1. Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.

frail

2

[ freyl ]

noun

  1. a flexible basket made of rushes, used especially for dried fruits, as dates, figs, or raisins.
  2. a certain quantity of raisins, about 75 pounds (34 kilograms), contained in such a basket.

frail

1

/ ´Ú°ù±ðɪ±ô /

adjective

  1. physically weak and delicate
  2. fragile

    a frail craft

  3. easily corrupted or tempted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

frail

2

/ ´Ú°ù±ðɪ±ô /

noun

  1. a rush basket for figs or raisins
  2. a quantity of raisins or figs equal to between 50 and 75 pounds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

This term is sometimes perceived as insulting or condescending when used to refer to a woman, since it reinforces the stereotype of a weak female.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú°ù²¹¾±±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ´Ú°ù²¹¾±±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ú°ù²¹¾±±ôl²â adverb
  • ´Ú°ù²¹¾±±ôn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of frail1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English frail(e), frel(e), from Old French, from Latin fragilis fragile

Origin of frail2

First recorded 1300–50; Middle English frayel, fraelle, from Old French frayel; further origin unknown
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of frail1

C13: from Old French frele , from Latin fragilis , fragile

Origin of frail2

C13: from Old French fraiel , of uncertain origin
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Synonym Study

Frail, brittle, fragile imply a delicacy or weakness of substance or construction. Frail applies particularly to health and immaterial things: a frail constitution; frail hopes. Brittle implies a hard material that snaps or breaks to pieces easily: brittle as glass. Fragile implies that the object must be handled carefully to avoid breakage or damage: fragile bric-a-brac.
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The "obvious" reality was that Mrs Nowland was a "frail and confused 95-year-old woman" who "posed nothing that could reasonably be described as a threat of any substance".

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"The attacks on Jeremy became more severe in the run-up to his murder, leaving him frail, battered and bruised."

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In vain, his lawyers and family members protested that the arrest had no legal basis and complained that Duterte's frail health was being neglected.

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"Examples included frail patients who could not get up and take themselves to the toilet were left to soil themselves and left in soiled clothing and bedclothes for hours," said the CQC.

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The Pope was frail even before this infection, so there has been speculation over whether he might resign.

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