Frail and Hard

Frail

Frail adjective - Easily broken.
Usage example: a frail eggshell

Hard is an antonym for frail.

Nearby Words: frailty, frailness

Hard

Hard adjective - Able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure.
Usage example: they were forced to import sheep of a harder stock, one that could thrive in the harsh climate

Frail is an antonym for hard.

Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Carmageddon Awesome, yet Impractical: Most supercar- or speed-based vehicles are this, either being very frail or hard to control, sometimes even both, although they usually look much better than sturdier, more practical counterparts.
  • Manga / InuYasha Also, while Kikyou is among the strongest characters in the show, her frail artificial body heavily handicaps her; smacking her hard enough or stealing her souls back is often enough to render her helpless.
  • Demons ( humans that sold their souls to the evil Void) are very long-lived and possibly ageless (as well as being very hard to kill), while tatterdemalions, frail Faerie creatures made from the memories of dead children, live for only several weeks before dissipating.
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