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fragile
[ fraj-uhl; British fraj-ahyl ]
adjective
- easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail:
a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- vulnerably delicate, as in appearance:
She has a fragile beauty.
- lacking in substance or force; flimsy:
a fragile excuse.
fragile
/ ˈfrædʒaɪl; frəˈdʒɪlɪtɪ /
adjective
- able to be broken easily
- in a weakened physical state
- delicate; light
a fragile touch
- slight; tenuous
a fragile link with the past
Derived Forms
- ˈڰ, adverb
- fragility, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ڰi· adverb
- ڰ···ٲ [fr, uh, -, jil, -i-tee], ڰi·Ա noun
- ԴDz·ڰi adjective
- non·ڰi· adverb
- non·ڰi·Ա noun
- ԴDzЭ·i·ٲ noun
- v·ڰi adjective
- ܲ·ڰi adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of fragile1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
On 8 March, the US ordered all its non-emergency staff in South Sudan to leave as regional fighting broke out, threatening a fragile peace deal agreed in 2018.
“Peace remains fragile if justice isn’t achieved,” Farhan said, adding that he understood Syrians’ skepticism of investigative committees.
These efforts won’t just inform how to protect these fragile ecosystems — they could act as a sort of road map for finding alien life on other worlds.
A growing confrontation between Israel and Turkey over influence in Syria is posing a serious challenge for Syria's fragile new government.
"Certainly all ambulance workers, all medics, all humanitarian workers inside Gaza right now feel increasingly insecure, increasingly fragile," Mr Rose says.
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