| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. Weakly; infirmly.[Websters]
2. In a short, deficient, imperfect or defective manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a mild, listless, soft, tender or powerless manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a helpless, insecure, weak or languorous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a scant or spare manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a rotten or unsound manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a nerveless or impotent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In an insubstantial, slim, slight or slender manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a decrepit, infirm or invalid manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective frail.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (frail) | 1. Physically weak; "an invalid's frail body".[Wordnet]. 2. Wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "frail humanity".[Wordnet]. 3. Easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a frail craft".[Wordnet]. 4. Having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity".[Wordnet]. 5. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.[Websters]. 6. Tender.[Websters]. 7. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; -- often applied to fallen women.[Websters]. 8. Being weak, fragile, feeble, faint or flimsy.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being delicate, slender, tender, breakable or frangible.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb frailly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FRAILLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1872. (references) |
Specialty Definition: frail
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Adjective] Weak; infirm; liable to fail and decay; subject to casualties; easily destroyed; perishable; not firm or durable. That I may know how frail I am. Ps. 39.. | 2: [Adjective] Weak in mind or resolution; liable to error deception. Man is frail, and prone to evil.. | 3: [Adjective] Weak; easily broken or overset; as a frail bark.. | 4: [Noun] A basket made of rushes.. | 5: [Noun] A rush for weaving baskets.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| MultiLingual Slang | Catalan (figa-flor). (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] Easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. (references) | 2: [Adjective] Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste. (references) | 3: [Noun] A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. (references) | 4: [Noun] A rush for weaving baskets. (references) | 5: [Noun] The quantity of raisins contained in a frail. (references) | 6: [Verb] To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail. (references) |
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Common Expressions: frail
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Frail Words Collapse | Frail Words Collapse is the first full length album by As I lay Dying on the record label Metal Blade. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: frail
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Frail Elderly | Health | Older adults or aged individuals who are lacking in general strength and are unusually susceptible to disease or to other infirmity. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: frail | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Frail | 37 | Dale Frail | 3 | |
| Frail (song) | 17 | Frail | 37 | |
| Stephen Frail | 14 | Frail (album) | 5 | |
| Frail Words Collapse | 11 | Frail (song) | 17 | |
| On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax | 6 | Frail Words Collapse | 11 | |
| Frail (album) | 5 | On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax | 6 | |
| Dale Frail | 3 | Stephen Frail | 14 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
