Frail
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins. The quantity of raisins contained in a frail. A rush for weaving baskets.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.
Example sentence: Gertrude Stein really thought of Hemingway as frail. He almost married Stein.
Rickety
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure; giddy; shaky.Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering.Affected with or suffering from rickets.