frailly

adverb

frail·​ly ˈfrāl(l)ē 

-i

: in a frail manner

paint scenes of Venice drained of its water, with the buildings frailly poised on the oaken pilings that are their principal foundations

—R. M. Coates

Word History

Etymology

Middle English frelly, from frele frail + -ly

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Rhymes for frailly

• bailee
• bailie
• baily
• daily
• gaily
• gayly
• scaly
• israeli
• ukulele