frail

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. physically weak

- an invalid's frail body

Similar word(s): delicate, debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly, weak

2. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

- frail humanity

Similar word(s): human, fallible, imperfect, weak

3. easily broken or damaged or destroyed

- a frail craft

Similar word(s): breakable, delicate, fragile

noun

1. the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds

Definition categories: quantity, weight

2. a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

Definition categories: man–made, basket, handbasket

verb

1. To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.