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frangible
[ fran-juh-buhl ]
adjective
- easily broken; breakable:
Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
Synonyms: ,
frangible
/ ˈ´Ú°ùæ²Ô»åÏôɪ²úÉ™±ô /
adjective
- breakable or fragile
Derived Forms
- ËŒ´Ú°ù²¹²Ô²µ¾±Ëˆ²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â, noun
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ´Ú°ù²¹²Ôg¾±Â·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â ´Ú°ù²¹²Ôg¾±Â·²ú±ô±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôî€Ð°ù²¹²Ô·²µ¾±Â·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·´Ú°ù²¹²Ôg¾±Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of frangible1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of frangible1
Example Sentences
As a child of Los Angeles, I have a relationship with reality that is frangible at best.
But, before us, entombed in the banks of the stream, was a mucky tropical sea bottom, where thin, frangible layers of gray siltstone marked the passage of centuries.
The authors go deep into the patent registry to extract strange nuggets of industrial poetry: “mouth comfort†and “sealable coupling†and “frangible closure†and “upstanding thumb catches.â€
Among other “neglected†words it wants to revive are “couth,†which means cultured, refined and well-mannered, and “frangible,†referring to something that’s fragile.
Among other “neglected†words it wants to revive are “couth,†which means cultured, refined and well-mannered, and “frangible,†referring to something that’s fragile.
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