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frail1
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- pronunciation:
- freIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
weak or sickly.
He was a robust man before his illness, but now he appears old and frail.- synonyms:
- delicate, weak
- antonyms:
- able-bodied, hearty, robust, rugged, strong, sturdy, vigorous
- similar words:
- feeble, fragile, infirm, rickety, run-down, shaky
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| definition 2: |
easily damaged or broken.
Her bones have become frail, so she tries hard to avoid falls.- synonyms:
- delicate, fragile
- antonyms:
- robust, sturdy
- similar words:
- breakable, brittle, flimsy, frangible
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| definition 3: |
easily tempted or led astray.
Unfortunately, he turned out to be of frail character.- synonyms:
- impressionable, weak
- similar words:
- malleable, suggestible, susceptible
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| definition 4: |
unsubstantial or flimsy.
It was a frail alibi that he gave to the police.- synonyms:
- flimsy, unsubstantial, weak
- similar words:
- fragile, shaky, tenuous, unsound
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| related words: |
fine, languid, puny, soft, thin, unhealthy, weak |
adverb + (adj.)frail
increasingly, mentally, physically, somewhat, too
(adj.)frail
+ adverb
visually
(adj.)frail
+ noun
adult,
alders,
appearance,
beard,
being,
body,
boundary,
creature,
elder,
flesh,
frame,
girl,
grandmother,
human,
mobility,
nursing,
patient,
pontiff,
pope,
reed,
relative,
resident,
senior,
shell,
shoulder,
stick,
thread,
vessel,
voice,
wheelchair,
wisp
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| derivations: |
frailly (adv.), frailness (n.) |
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