Frăg'ile, a.

adjective

(frăj'ĭl), a. [Fr. fragile, Pr., Sp., & Pg. fragil, It. fragile, Lat. fragilis, from frangere, fractum, to break.] Easily broken; brittle; liable to fail; easily destroyed. The stalk of ivy is tough, and not fragile. Bacon. Syn.—Brittle; infirm; weak; frail; frangible.