fragile.
Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
Meaning & usage
Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
She caught the fragile vase before it could shatter on the floor.
The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
Readily disrupted or destroyed.
The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
Thin-skinned or oversensitive.
He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate with fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.
Something that is fragile.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate with fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.
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