What is the meaning of fragile?

adjective

  • Easily broken or damaged or destroyed.
    • usage: "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
  • Vulnerably delicate.
    • usage: "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
  • Lacking substance or significance.
    • usage: "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
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