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frail
adjective as in breakable, weak
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An old book emerges, sat on a twisting willow branch, as a frail, glowing yellow hand reaches in to turn its pages.
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Wrapped in a Palestinian black-and-white kaffiyeh, he looked frail as family members carried him on their shoulders in celebration.
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"Their bodies are frail from starvation, and they've suffered from beatings."
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“I just didn’t want you mistaking him for a frail old man or something,” Nelson added.
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The more he tries to appear mighty, the more he seems increasingly frail in his rapidly aging body.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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