frail

Tags: TOEFL core, academic
adjective weak in health or in body; fragile
  • The frail old man walked slowly with a cane.
  • The glass was thin and frail, so it broke easily.
noun frailty The frail wings of the newborn bird could not lift it off the ground. One of the frailties of human beings is laziness
  • The illness increased her physical frailty.
  • The story highlights the frailty of human life.
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