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fragile
[ fraj-uhl; British fraj-ahyl ]
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.
fragile
/ ˈfrædʒaɪl; frəˈdʒɪlɪtɪ /
adjective
- able to be broken easily
- in a weakened physical state
- delicate; light
a fragile touch
- slight; tenuous
a fragile link with the past
Derived Forms
- ˈڰ, adverb
- fragility, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڰi· adverb
- ڰ···ٲ [fr, uh, -, jil, -i-tee], ڰi·Ա noun
- ԴDz·ڰi adjective
- non·ڰi· adverb
- non·ڰi·Ա noun
- ԴDzЭ·i·ٲ noun
- v·ڰi adjective
- ܲ·ڰi adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fragile1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The WFP said the current Israeli blockade – the longest closure that Gaza has ever faced – had exacerbated already fragile markets and food systems.
He’s entirely buffered and his very, very fragile ego is being protected at all costs by people who need him and are using him.”
That alone makes this strike both brutal and symbolic: a calculated assault not just on lives, but on a fragile sense of normalcy the Indian state has worked hard to project in the disputed region.
Mr Taylor said it showed prisons were "fragile places" and "when things start to go wrong... they start to unravel quickly", which had been reflected at Parc.
But Quintana, these pages reveal, saw her mother as “fragile,” if intimidating.
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