frailsome

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English

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Etymology

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From frail +‎ -some.

Adjective

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frailsome (comparative more frailsome, superlative most frailsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by frailness
    • 1999, George Francklin Atkinson, Curry & Rice on Forty Plates:
      You may have also noticed the same small boat seeking shelter under the lee of its huge ally, when gusts of wind blew lustily, and angry waves came lashing on, as if to swallow up the frailsome bark.

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