fractus

[ frak-tuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Meteorology.

(of a cloud) containing small, individual elements that have a ragged appearance.

Origin of fractus¹

First recorded in 1965–70; from Latin frāctus, past participle of frangere “to break”; break

How could you imagine that I could ever complain, even though fractus illabatur orbis?

Nullis difficultatibus fractus, nullis minis, convitiis, verberibus denique inflictis territus.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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