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breakable

British  
/ ˈbreɪkəbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being broken

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (usually plural) a fragile easily broken article

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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International aviation safety guidelines state that such navigation structures should be made of frangible, or breakable, material -- a recommendation not followed at the Muan airport.

From Barron's Dec. 23, 2025

They were given practical guidance, such as suggesting they move breakable items and knives to safe places.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2025

In 2023 it also slashed the maximum limit of insurance for personal property from $200,000 to $25,000, eliminated some of the low-deductible options and the optional coverage for breakable items and masonry veneer.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2024

Publishing in Polymer Chemistry, they made a series of polymer gels with breakable bonds incorporated into different parts of the structure, and tested whether the properties changed after the gel was degraded and reformed.

From Science Daily Dec. 19, 2023

And you’d be right, because being breakable has nothing to do with toughness.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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