Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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frail | Yes | Yes | No | No |
rickety | No | Yes | No | No |
frail (noun) | rickety (noun) |
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a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) | |
the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds |
frail (adjective) | rickety (adjective) |
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physically weak | lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality |
easily broken or damaged or destroyed | affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets |
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | inclined to shake as from weakness or defect |