frail
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4.9
- adjective
- /freɪl/
- Offensive
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pusilánime (OFENSIVO)
- His frail resolve made it difficult for him to stand up to peer pressure.
- frail hopes
- emotionally frail
- frail emotions
Because there's something about that that makes us understand that we're all human and we're all frail and we all make mistakes.
- Because there's something about that that makes us understand that we're all human and we're all frail and we all make mistakes.
- You don't need to be strong and not frail to serve as presidents.
- And Williams praised her unspeakably elevating presence through all her frail pretenses of being this or that.
Examples
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What if we recognized that relationships are the core of care for frail persons?
Academic text (1999) -
She felt frail when faced with the difficult decision, unsure of what to do next.
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And it makes me feel frail and it makes me feel old and it makes me feel vulnerable.
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Never let it render you frail of mind or of will, because in my kingdom, there is but one law.
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Her sense of identity is frail and in the process of being remade.
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We need to remember that we are frail, that temptations will come.
Blog text (26) -
Because there's something about that that makes us understand that we're all human and we're all frail and we all make mistakes.
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Actually, I have no doubt such cases exist, given how frail and error-prone human beings are.
Blog text (19) -
Boys, the union is in distress; our land is wounded deeply; our future is suddenly a frail and finite thing.
Fiction book (2002) -
Remember, O most compassionate God, that they are but weak and frail human beings.
Blog text (25)
Synonyms
312
1.5
Not strong in will and easily gives in to pressure
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6.1
Timid and not showing much courage
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6.8
Easily frightened and likely to avoid hard or scary things
Antonyms
How Weak-Willed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frail also came to mean a weak will because it originally meant 'easily broken'. So if someone's courage or resolve is frail, it can 'break' or give way under pressure.