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FRAGILE definition: easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail. See examples of fragile used in a sentence. FRAGILE definition: 1. A fragile object is easily damaged or broken: 2. easily destroyed, ended, or made to fail: 3.. Learn more. fragile, frangible, brittle, crisp, friable mean breaking easily. fragile implies extreme delicacy of material or construction and need for careful handling. 1. Easily broken, damaged, or destroyed. 2. Lacking physical or emotional strength; delicate: a fragile personality. 3. Lacking substance; tenuous or flimsy: a fragile claim to fame. Definition of fragile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

frag•ile (fraj′ əl; Brit. fraj′ īl), adj. 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.