Somewhat frail or slightly fragile; having qualities of frailty to a moderate degree.
Adjective formed by adding the English diminutive suffix '-ish' (meaning 'somewhat' or 'rather') to 'frail'. The '-ish' suffix comes from Old English and creates a softening or qualifying effect.
The '-ish' suffix is one of English's most playful features—'frailish' means not quite frail but heading that direction, letting us describe in-between states that strict words can't capture!
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