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frail definition
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Grep of noun frail frail frailness frailty taffrail Overview of noun frail The noun frail has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. frail -- (the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds) 2. frail -- (a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)) Overview of adj frail The adj frail has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) frail -- (physically weak; "an invalid's frail body") 2. fallible, frail, imperfect, weak -- (having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity") 3. delicate, fragile, frail -- (easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft") Antonyms of adj frail 3 senses of frail Sense 1 frail (vs. robust) robust (vs. frail) => beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly => big-boned => big-chested, chesty => big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shouldered => cast-iron, iron => hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy => heavy-armed => square-built => vigorous => rugged Sense 2 fallible, frail, imperfect, weak INDIRECT (VIA human) -> nonhuman Sense 3 delicate, fragile, frail INDIRECT (VIA breakable) -> unbreakable Similarity of adj frail 3 senses of frail Sense 1 frail (vs. robust) => decrepit, feeble, infirm, sapless, weak, weakly Also See-> delicate#1; unhealthy#1 Sense 2 fallible, frail, imperfect, weak => human (vs. nonhuman) Sense 3 delicate, fragile, frail => breakable (vs. unbreakable) Attributes of adj frail Familiarity of adj frail frail used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj frail frail Overview of noun frail The noun frail has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. frail -- (the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds) 2. frail -- (a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)) Overview of adj frail The adj frail has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) frail -- (physically weak; "an invalid's frail body") 2. fallible, frail, imperfect, weak -- (having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity") 3. delicate, fragile, frail -- (easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft")
frail definition
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