fragile | ||
1. | [ adjective ] easily broken or damaged or destroyed | |
Synonyms: | delicate frail | |
Examples: | "a kite too delicate to fly safely" "fragile porcelain plates" "fragile old bones" "a frail craft" |
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Related terms: | breakable | |
2. | [ adjective ] vulnerably delicate | |
Examples: | "she has the fragile beauty of youth" |
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Related terms: | delicate | |
3. | [ adjective ] lacking solidity or strength | |
Synonyms: | flimsy | |
Examples: | "a flimsy table" "flimsy construction" "a fragile link with the past" |
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Related terms: | weak | |
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