Thesaurus: frail

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1. n. A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.
2. n. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.
3. n. A rush for weaving baskets.
4. superl Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.
5. superl Tender.
6. 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.
7. adj. physically weak
8. adj. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
9. adj. easily broken or damaged or destroyed
10. n. the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
11. n. a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
12. A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. 2. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail. 3. A rush for weaving baskets. Johnson. 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.