Frailer

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
     1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to
        fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life;
        weak; infirm.


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              That I may know how frail I am.       --Ps. xxxix.
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              An old bent man, worn and frail.      --Lowell.
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     2. Tender. [Obs.]
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              Deep indignation and compassion frail. --Spenser.
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     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.
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              Man is frail, and prone to evil.      --Jer. Taylor.
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