FRAGILE

fragile. Fragile, a. brittle, short, weak, frail

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Frag″ile (?), a. [[L. fragilis, from frangere to break; cf. F. fragile. See Break, v. t., and cf. Frail, a.]] Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed. The state of ivy is tough, and not fragile. Bacon. Syn. — Brittle; infirm; weak; frail; frangible; slight. — Frag″ile‐ly, adv.