fragile

adjective

  1. 1

    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. 2

    Readily disrupted or destroyed.

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

  3. 3

    Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.

  4. 4

    Thin-skinned or oversensitive.

    He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.

noun

  1. 1

    Something that is fragile.

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