Crossword clues for frailer
The Collaborative International Dictionary
frail \frail\, a. [Compar. frailer (fr[=a]l"[~e]r); superl. frailest.] [OE. frele, freile, OF. fraile, frele, F. fr[^e]le, fr. L. fragilis. See Fragile.]
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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.
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Tender. [Obs.]
Deep indignation and compassion frail.
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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.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: frail)
Wikipedia
Frailer is a 2014 Dutch drama film directed by Mijke de Jong. It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
Usage examples of "frailer".
Peter Reidinger, looking frailer than ever against the tall, well-fleshed admiral, stepped to his side and projected an invisible barrier.
She had brought not only her two babies, but her mother, father, three younger brothers, and six of the frailer of her family dependents.
Kibbe knew the traditions by which humans and dolphins lived in a special relationship: that dolphins would protect humans on or in the water to the best of their abilities, in whatever weather and unsafe conditions, even to the giving up of dolphin life to save the frailer humans.
The old Ropeworkers' tower and several other of the town's frailer buildings collapsed in pale sighs of dust.
The Anna I saw now, backlit against a blazing window, seemed frailer, more shadowy.
The mystif was becoming frailer by the hour, its skin icy, its breath so shallow that on occasion it was barely discernible.
His voice was becoming frailer by the phrase, but he preserved as best he could his jaunty tone.
Antonov's deep, bass rumble hadn't gotten any frailer since his retirement.
The Colonel seems to be growing frailer in body but the mind is clear.
Grangrana stood before her, a little stooped, frailer than six months ago.
As she exchanged greetings with them, she noted that Ronica's hand seemed frailer in hers, and that Keffria was more grave and reserved.
In a strange contradiction, she seemed both frailer and more vital than she had.
The frailer dragon twisted and writhed, trying to escape the stone dragon’s deadly grip.
Lacey had become frailer and Patience had hired two women to help care for her old servant.