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fragility Definition


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fragile
adj
    1. Easily broken; liable to break.
      Thesaurus: breakable, brittle, delicate, flimsy; Antonym: durable, tough, robust.
    2. Easily damaged or destroyed.
    3. Delicate.
      Example: fragile beauty
    4. In a weakened state of health.
      Example: She's feeling very fragile today
Derivative: fragilely
adverb
    Derivative: fragility
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin fragilis breakable.



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