30 entries under delicate topic. ×

23
breakable(adjective, feature, characteristic, strong, hard)
20
frangible(adjective, feature, characteristic, strong, hard)
16
crisp(adjective, feature, characteristic, hard, soft)
12
friable(adjective, feature, characteristic, hard)
12
crumbly(adjective, feature, characteristic, hard)
11
weak(adjective, hard, stiff, infirm)
7
flimsy(adjective, weak, feeble, infirm)
6
crispy(adjective, feature, characteristic, hard)
6
shivery(adjective, hard, stiff, flimsy)
6
vulnerable(adjective, weak, feeble, infirm)
4
insubstantial(adjective, weak, infirm, flimsy)
4
slight(adjective, weak, infirm, flimsy)
3
dainty(adjective, weak, feeble, infirm)
3
fracturable(adjective, weak, feeble, infirm)
3
shatterable(adjective, hard, weak, feeble)
3
unsubstantial(adjective, weak, feeble, infirm)
2
shattery(adjective, weak, feeble, infirm)
2
wispy(adjective, weak, feeble, infirm)
1
decrepit(adjective, weak, infirm, flimsy)
1
feeble(adjective, weak, infirm, flimsy)
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