adj. frail·er, frail·est 2. Easily broken or destroyed; fragile: a flower with a frail stem. 3. Not strong or substantial; slight: a frail voice; evidence too frail to stand up in court. 4. Easily led astray; morally weak. [Middle English frele, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break; see bhreg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] frailly adv. frailness n. |
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n. 1. A rush basket for holding fruit, especially dried fruit. 2. The quantity of fruit, such as raisins or figs, that such a basket can hold. [Middle English fraiel, from Old French.] |
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