frail
adjective /freɪl/
/freɪl/
(comparative frailer, superlative frailest)
- (especially of an old person) physically weak and thin
- Mother was becoming too frail to live alone.
Wordfinder- care home
- dementia
- frail
- geriatric
- mobility
- the old
- pensioner
- retire
- sprightly
- widow
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc2- She looked old and frail.
- Some old people become physically frail.
- His frail hands were shaking.
- women caring for frail elderly relatives
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- old and frail
- weak; easily damaged or broken
- the frail stems of the flowers
- Human nature is frail.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- old and frail
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fraile, from Latin fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’.