Frailly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. The condition of being physically weak or fragile often implies a lack of robustness and is frequently observed in contexts related to age or health issues
2. An attribute of being frail suggests an inherent delicacy and vulnerability, typically noted in weakened individuals or objects
3. The state of lacking physical strength or stability is often associated with fragility and can pertain to both living beings and inanimate objects

Etymology: "Frailly" is an adverb formed by adding the suffix "-ly" to "frail," so it describes doing something in a frail manner. The adjective "frail" came into English from Old French "fraile," which goes back to Latin "fragilis," meaning breakable or easily broken, and that Latin root is also the source of "fragile." The two English words are close relatives, and "frail" has the same basic sense of being easily damaged or weakened. The adverb "frailly" is a piecewise doublet of "fragilely," meaning the two words are formed by different routes from the same Latin base, one through French and one directly from Latin. Both adverbs describe something done in a weak or easily broken way, though "frailly" is the more everyday English form that grew from the native-feeling adjective.

Synonyms: delicately, weakly, feebly

Antonyms: strongly, robustly