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frail¹

PRONUNCIATION:	frl
ADJECTIVE:	Inflected forms: frail·er, frail·est 1. Physically weak; delicate: an invalid's frail body. 2. Not strong or substantial; slight: evidence too frail to stand up in court. 3. Easily broken or destroyed; fragile. 4. Easily led astray; morally weak. See synonyms at weak.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English frele, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break. See bhreg- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	frailly —ADVERB frailness —NOUN


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