Word Meaning

frail definition and meaning

n. A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
n. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.
n. A rush for weaving baskets.
superl Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
superl Tender.
superl Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women.

Crossword clues for frail

- Brittle
- Delicate
- Easily shattered
- Father shortly to become ill, delicate and weak
- Feeble
- Fragile
- Of delicate health
- Old-fashioned person
- Physically weak
- Weak
- Weak and delicate
- Weak, feeble