fragile
Use Fragile in a sentence
əl; adjective
1.
easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
2.
vulnerably delicate, as in appearance: She has a fragile beauty.
3.
lacking in substance or force; flimsy: a fragile excuse.
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fragile (ˈfrædʒaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | able to be broken easily |
| 2. | in a weakened physical state |
| 3. | delicate; light: a fragile touch |
| 4. | slight; tenuous: a fragile link with the past |
| [C17: from Latin fragilis, from frangere to break] | |
| 'fragilely | |
| —adv | |
| fragility | |
| —n | |
| fragileness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
fragile
1510s as "liable to sin;" c.1600 as "liable to break;" from Fr. fragile (14c.), from L. fragilis (see fragility).
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Example sentences
The problem is that, while this system is undeniably more efficient, it's also much more fragile.
The world economy is still fragile but far more stable than it was six months ago.
The only thing cap and trade would do is destroy an already fragile economy by skyrocketing energy costs.
Our lives already rely on fragile information networks, and will soon be constantly recorded.
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