fragile (redirected from fragilely)

frag·ile  (frjl, -l)

adj.

1. Easily broken, damaged, or destroyed; frail.

2. Lacking physical or emotional strength; delicate.

3. Lacking substance; tenuous or flimsy: a fragile claim to fame.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin fragilis, from frangere, frag-, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

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fragile·ly adv.

fra·gili·ty (fr-jl-t), fragile·ness n.

Synonyms: fragile, breakable, frangible, delicate, brittle
These adjectives mean easily broken or damaged. Fragile applies to objects that are not made of strong or sturdy material and that require great care when handled: fragile porcelain plates.
Breakable and frangible mean capable of being broken but do not necessarily imply inherent weakness: breakable toys; frangible artifacts.
Delicate refers to what is so soft, tender, or fine as to be susceptible to injury: delicate fruit.
Brittle refers to inelasticity that makes something especially likely to fracture or snap when it is subjected to pressure: brittle bones. See Also Synonyms at weak.

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fragile [ˈfrædʒaɪl]

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

[from Latin fragilis, from frangere to break]

fragilely  adv

fragility  [frəˈdʒɪlɪtɪ], fragileness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fragile - easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" delicate, frail breakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
	2.	fragile - vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth" delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
	3.	fragile - lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" slight, tenuous, flimsy, thin unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force

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fragile

adjective

1. unstable, weak, vulnerable, delicate, uncertain, insecure, precarious, flimsy The fragile government was on the brink of collapse.

2. fine, weak, delicate, frail, feeble, brittle, flimsy, dainty, easily broken, breakable, frangible Coffee was served to them in cups of fragile china.
fine lasting, strong, tough, flexible, reliable, hardy, robust, sturdy, durable, elastic, resilient

3. delicate, fine, charming, elegant, neat, exquisite, graceful, petite, dainty The haircut emphasised her fragile beauty.

4. unwell, poorly, weak, delicate, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), shaky, frail, feeble, sickly, unsteady, infirm He felt irritated and strangely fragile.

Translations

fragile [ˈfrædʒaɪl] ADJ

1. (= easily broken) [glass, china, object] → frágil
"fragile, handle with care" → cuidado, frágil

2. (= delicate, fine) [plant, beauty, person] → delicado

3. (= frail) [person] → débil; [health] → delicado, precario
I'm feeling rather fragile this morning > (esp hum) → me siento un poco pachucho esta mañana

4. (= unstable) [peace, democracy, relationship] → precario, frágil
the fragile state of the economy → el precario or frágil estado de la economía

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fragile [ˈfrædʒaɪl] adj → fragile

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fragile

adj glass, china, object → zerbrechlich; structure → fragil; fabric → fein; beauty, skin, child → zart; elderly person → gebrechlich; situation → heikel, unsicher; confidence → schwach; ceasefire, peace → brüchig; health → zart, anfällig; mental state, ego, economy → labil; government, democracy → geschwächt; “fragile (handle) with care” → „Vorsicht, zerbrechlich!“; the fragile economic/political situation → die labile Wirtschaftslage/politische Situation; to feel fragile (inf) → sich angeschlagen fühlen; to look fragile (inf) → angeschlagen aussehen

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fragile [ˈfrædʒaɪl] adj → fragile
I'm feeling rather fragile this morning (hum) (esp after drinking) → mi sento piuttosto debole stamattina

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fragile [ˈfrædʒaɪl] adj → fragile
I'm feeling rather fragile this morning (hum) (esp after drinking) → mi sento piuttosto debole stamattina

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fragile

adj fragile [ˈfrӕdʒail, (American ) ˈfradʒəl]

easily broken a fragile glass vase. breekbaar سريع الإنْكِسار، هَش чуплив křehký skrøbelig zerbrechlich εύθραυστος frágil kergesti purunev, habras شکستنی hauras fragile שַׁברִירִי भंगुर, नाजुक loman, krhak törékeny rapuh brothættur fragile こわれやすい 깨지기 쉬운 trapus trausls; plīstošs mudah pecah breekbaar skjør, spinkel, sprø kruchy frágil fragil хрупкий krehký krhek lomljiv bräcklig, ömtålig, skör เปราะแตกง่าย kolay kırılır, kırılgan 易碎的 крихкий; ламкий باآسانی ٹوٹنے والا mỏng manh; dễ vỡ 易碎的

n fraˈgility [-ˈdʒi-]

breekbaarheid هَشاشَه، سُرْعَة الإنْكِسار чупливост křehkost skrøbelighed die Zerbrechlichkeit ευθραυστότητα fragilidad haprus سستی hauraus fragilité שְׁבִירוּת भंगुरता lomnost, krhkost törékenység kerapuhan brothætta fragilità もろさ 깨지기 쉬움 trapumas trauslums mudah pecah breekbaarheid skjørhet, spinkelhet kruchość fragilidade fragilitate хрупкость krehkosť krhkost lomljivost bräcklighet การเปราะแตกง่าย kolayca kırılma, narinlik 易碎性 крихкість, ламкість نازکی tính mỏng manh; sự yếu ớt 易碎性

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fragile → قابل للكسر křehký skrøbelig zerbrechlich εύθραυστος frágil särkyvä fragile lomljiv fragile 壊れやすい 깨지기 쉬운 breekbaar skrøpelig delikatny frágil хрупкий ömtålig เปราะบาง kırılgan mỏng manh 易碎的