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- DictionaryFrag·ile/ˈfrajəl/
adjective
- 1. (of an object) easily broken or damaged: "fragile items such as glass and china" Similar breakableeasily brokenbrittlefrangiblesmashablesplinteryflimsyweakfrailinsubstantialdelicatedaintyfineeggshellOpposite robust
- ▪ flimsy or insubstantial; easily destroyed: "you have a fragile grip on reality" Similar tenuouseasily brokeneasily destroyedeasily threatenedvulnerableperilousflimsyshakyrockyriskyunreliablesuspectnebulousunsoundinsecureinformal:iffydiceydodgyOpposite sounddurable
- ▪ (of a person) not strong or sturdy; delicate and vulnerable: "a small, fragile old lady" Similar weakdelicatefraildebilitatedtotteryshakytremblyillunwellailingpoorlysicklyinfirmfeebleenfeebledunsoundinformal:dickyOpposite strong
Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘morally weak’): from Latin fragilis, from frangere ‘to break’. The sense ‘liable to break’ dates from the mid 16th century.
Derivatives
- 1. fragilely adverb
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