​(especially of an old person) physically weak and thin. Her mother was becoming too frail to live alone. Extra Examples. She looked old and frail.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word frail, one of which is labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive. See 'Meaning ...

​[uncountable, countable] (formal) weakness in a person's character or moral standards. human frailty; We are all subject to the frailties of human nature.

1[uncountable] weakness and poor health Increasing frailty meant that she was more and more confined to bed. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed: a frail old lady, I last saw him just last week and thought how old and frail he looked.

The quality of being weak or fragile; the state of being vulnerable to disease or damage, or of being mortal; transience, impermanence.

20 нояб. 2024 г. · not strong or healthy: a frail old lady (Definition of frail from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

1. adjective Someone who is frail is not very strong or healthy. She lay in bed looking particularly frail. Synonyms: feeble, weak, puny, decrepit

adjective · having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now. Synonyms: breakable, frangible, feeble. Antonyms: sturdy · easily broken ...