KJV Dictionary Definition: frail

frail

FRAIL, a. L. fragilis, or from a different root.

1. Weak; infirm; liable to fail and decay; subject to casualties; easily destroyed; perishable; not firm or durable.

That I may know how frail I am. Ps. 39.

2. Weak in mind or resolution; liable to error deception.

Man is frail, and prone to evil.

3. Weak; easily broken or overset; as a frail bark.

FRAIL, n.

1. A basket made of rushes.

2. A rush for weaving baskets.

3. A certain quantity of raisins, about 75 pounds.

frailness

FRA'ILNESS, n. Weakness; infirmity; as the frailness of the body.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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