Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Frailest"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Frail \Frail\, a. [Compar. {Frailer}; superl. {Frailest}.] [OE.
frele, freile, OF. fraile, frele, F. fr[^e]le, fr. L.
fragilis. See {Fragile}.]
1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to
fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life;
weak; infirm.

That I may know how frail I am. --Ps. xxxix.
4.

An old bent man, worn and frail. --Lowell.

2. Tender. [Obs.]

Deep indignation and compassion. --Spenser.

3. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong
against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; --
often applied to fallen women.

Man is frail, and prone to evil. --Jer. Taylor.

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