Dependent and Frail

Dependent

Dependent adjective - Extending freely from a support from above.

Frail and dependent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Frail" instead an adjective "Dependent".

Frail

Frail adjective - Easily broken.

Dependent and frail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dependent" instead an adjective "Frail".

Nearby Words: frailty, frailness

Both words in one sentence

  • However, all of her attacks and scheming are dependent on the Force, and she's too physically frail to fight otherwise.
  • In reality, Engarde is a vicious, self-obsessed manipulator and Adrian is a co-dependent, frail woman who's deathly afraid of Engarde.
  • However, the women are also under the thumb of society—it is not considered socially acceptable for a women to be "unladylike", but this does not mean "submissive", "frail" or "dependent on a man".
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