frail 1 
(frāl)
(frāl)adj. frail·er, frail·est
1. Physically weak or delicate: an invalid's frail body; in frail health. See Synonyms at weak.
2. Easily broken or destroyed; fragile: a flower with a frail stem.
3. Not strong or substantial; slight: a frail voice; evidence too frail to stand up in court.
4. Easily led astray; morally weak.
[Middle English frele, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break; see bhreg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
frailly adv.
frailness n.
- Indo-European root: swo-
- Indo-European root: swād-
- Indo-European root: syū-
- Indo-European root: sā-
- Indo-European root: sāg-
- Indo-European root: sāwel-
- Indo-European root: sē-
- Indo-European root: sēmi-
- Indo-European root: sū-
- Indo-European root: tag-
- Indo-European root: tauro-
- Indo-European root: tegu-
- Indo-European root: tek-
- Indo-European root: teks-
- Indo-European root: telə-
- Indo-European root: tem-
- Indo-European root: ten-
- Indo-European root: terkw-
- Indo-European root: ters-
- Indo-European root: terə-
- Indo-European root: terə-
- Indo-European root: teutā-
- Indo-European root: teuə-
- Indo-European root: tkei-
- Indo-European root: to-