frangent /ˈfɹænd͡ʒənt/ adjective1 •(no longer used) Causing fracture; breaking.December 9 1763, Horace Walpole, letter to the Earl of Hertford they hissed in the most murderous manner: broke Mr. Sheriff Harley's coach-glass in the most frangent manner formsmore frangent · most frangent