frail
adjective
having delicate health; not robust; weak.
frailly
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a word derived from
frail.
Example Sentences
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So purely, so palely, Tinily, surely, Mightily, frailly, Insculped and embossed, With His hammer of wind, And His graver of frost.'
From New Poems by Francis Thompson
Farquhar just answered, in a soothing tone, That hope still frailly breathed recovery.
From The Dynasts by Thomas Hardy
Let be!—But what is this— A moan?—all frailly floating from the east To usward, even from the forenamed isle?...
From The Dynasts by Thomas Hardy
"Dear Captain Smith," the ghost replied, "you've used me ungenteelly; The Crowner's 'Quest goes hard with me because I've acted frailly, And Parson Biggs won't bury me though I am dead Miss Bailey."
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
"A very important question," answered Mrs. Hallam, dropping frailly on the sofa.
From Helena Brett's Career by Desmond Coke
