Frail

a. [compar. FRAILER; superl. FRAILEST.] [O. Fr. fraile, N. Fr. frêle, It. fraile, frale, contracted from fragile. See FRAGILE.] 1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fall and perish; easily destroyed; subject to casualties; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. That I may know how frail I am. Ps. xxxix. 4. 2. Tender. [Obs.] Deep indignation and compassion frail. Spenser. 3. Of infirm virtue; not strong against temptation to evil; weak in resolution. Man is frail, and prone to evil. Taylor.