Sekirov Dictionary

fragile

/ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl/

adjective 4
noun 1
forms 5

adjective4

•
made of material that cracks or breaks under a small knock or fall
- She caught the fragile vase before it could shatter on the floor.
- The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
•
(figurative) Readily disrupted or destroyed.
- The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
•
Thin-skinned or oversensitive.
- He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.
(UK) Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.

noun1

Something that is fragile.

forms

fragiles · fragiler · more fragile · fragilest · most fragile

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