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breakable

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break·a·ble  (brk-bl)
adj.
Liable to break or to be broken. See Synonyms at fragile.
n.
An article that can be broken easily: We put the breakables away before the toddlers arrived.
breaka·ble·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.breakablebreakable - an article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately"
article - one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
Adj.1.breakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
unbreakable - impossible to break especially under ordinary usage; "unbreakable plastic dinnerwear"
Translations
breakable [ˈbreɪkəbl] adj → quebradizo
n breakables → cosas fpl frágiles
breakable [ˈbreɪkəbl] adj → cassable, fragile
n breakables → objets mpl fragiles
breakable [ˈbreɪkəbl] adj → zerbrechlich
n breakables → zerbrechliche Ware f
breakable [ˈbreɪkəbl] adj → fragile
n;
breakables npl → oggetti mpl fragili


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Everything that was breakable was broken, glasses, pudding-basins, plates, dishes.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
"Captain," says Alan, "I doubt your word is a breakable.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
He felt, no doubt, more sorry for her than her indignant relatives; but it seemed to him that the tie between husband and wife, even if breakable in prosperity, should be indissoluble in misfortune.
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