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fragile

adj
/ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl/CA/ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fragile, from Latin fragilis, formed on frag-, the root of frangere (“to break”). Cognate with fraction, fracture and doublet of frail.

  1. derived from fragilis
  2. borrowed from fragile

Definitions

  1. Easily broken, not sturdy

    Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.

    • She caught the fragile vase before it could shatter on the floor.
    • The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.

  2. Readily disrupted or destroyed.

    • The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.

  3. Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Thin-skinned or oversensitive.

      • He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.

    2. Something that is fragile.

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Derived

fragilely, fragile masculinity, fragileness, fragile X syndrome, fragilization, fragilize, hyperfragile, nonfragile, superfragile, ultrafragile, unfragile, warmblood fragile foal syndrome

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fragile. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at fragile. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at fragile

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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