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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frail \Frail\, a. [Compar. {Frailer}; superl. {Frailest}.] [OE. frele, freile OF fraile, frele, F. fr[^e]le, fr L. fragilis. See {Fragile}.] 1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. That I may know how frail I am --Ps. xxxix 4. An old bent man, worn and frail. --Lowell. 2. Tender. [Obs.] Deep indignation and compassion. --Spenser. 3. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women. Man is frail, and prone to evil. --Jer. Taylor.
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