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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | fraile, from Latin fragilis, from frangere 'to break' |
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frail
1 someone who is frail is weak and thin because they are old or ill :
2 something that is frail is easily damaged or broken [= fragile]: It seemed impossible that these frail boats could survive in such a storm. the country's frail economy
It seemed impossible that these frail boats could survive in such a storm.the country's frail economyWORD FOCUS: weak WORD FOCUS: weak
person: puny, feeble, weedy British English, frail, fragile, powerless, vulnerable
thing: fragile, delicate, flimsy, rickety, badly made, jerry-built
➔ See also weak
WORD FOCUS: weak person: puny, feeble, weedy British English, frail, fragile, powerless, vulnerable
thing: fragile, delicate, flimsy, rickety, badly made, jerry-built
➔ See also weak
