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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 51Թ 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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fragile1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A growing confrontation between Israel and Turkey over influence in Syria is posing a serious challenge for Syria's fragile new government.
"Certainly all ambulance workers, all medics, all humanitarian workers inside Gaza right now feel increasingly insecure, increasingly fragile," Mr Rose says.
During Prime Minister's Questions, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister's decisions had made the UK's economy "fragile" at a time when the world was facing a "global trade war".
They were lifelines — a fragile but vital safety net for communities devastated by opioids, trauma, suicide and structural neglect.
Most of these fall in the same trope of emphasizing those with OI as fragile china dolls, even if they don’t have the short stature and other physical attributes commonly associated with OI.
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