fragile
[ fraj-uhl; British fraj-ahyl ]
/ ˈfrædʒ əl; British ˈfrædʒ aɪl /
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adjective
easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
vulnerably delicate, as in appearance: She has a fragile beauty.
lacking in substance or force; flimsy: a fragile excuse.
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Origin of fragile
synonym study for fragile
1. See frail1.
OTHER WORDS FROM fragile
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How to use fragile in a sentence
She felt the slightness of her body and the fragileness of her bones.
The Narrow House|Evelyn Scott
British Dictionary definitions for fragile
fragile
/ (ˈfrædʒaɪl) /
adjective
able to be broken easily
in a weakened physical state
delicate; lighta fragile touch
slight; tenuousa fragile link with the past
Derived forms of fragile
fragilely, adverbfragility (frəˈdʒɪlɪtɪ) or fragileness, nounWord Origin for fragile
C17: from Latin fragilis, from frangere to break
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