frail
/fɹeɪl/ adjective B2- Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
- Weak; infirm.
- In an infirm state leading one to be easily subject to disease or other health problems, especially regarding the elderly.
- Mentally fragile.
- Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
Comparative frailer · Superlative frailest
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Soon the frail eggs they shall
O children, and frailer,
“They seem so helpless and frail.
But excessive grief is like a storm at sea, where the frail bark is tossed from the depths to the top of the wave.
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