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How to pronounce frail in English?

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Synonyms delicate, fragile


a frail craft.
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Synonyms fallible, imperfect, weak


frail humanity.
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Type of handbasket, basket
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Derivation frailness


an invalid's frail body.
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Type of weight unit, weight

Examples of frail

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A three month elimination period for a frail elder can be a long and risky time.
From the forbes.com
Now he is pale and frail and hesitant in his walk, his thick dark hair a memory.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He was scared and desperate, wrapped in fear with his frail son's life in peril.
From the latimes.com
Kim is 67 years old and has appeared frail since suffering a stroke last summer.
From the washingtonpost.com
Also provides assessment and case management for frail elderly in-home services.
From the courier-journal.com
When he looked at her, crumpled and frail, he knew what he could have prevented.
From the washingtonpost.com
Lee, author of numerous research articles on caring for frail, elderly patients.
From the newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com
Provides light housekeeping, transportation and other help to the frail elderly.
From the timesunion.com
If I ever get too frail to successfully use a key, feel free to take my license.
From the latimes.com
More examples
  • Physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
  • The weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
  • A basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
  • Fallible: wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
  • Delicate: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
  • (frailty) infirmity: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
  • (frailty) moral weakness
  • Frail is an album by Norwegian singer-songwiter Maria Solheim released in 2004 by Kirkelig Kulturverksted.
  • "Frail" is a song written and performed by Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay which has appeared on many recordings by the group and lends its name to the group's debut demo release Frail from 1994. ...