adj. Capable of being broken; breakable. See Synonyms at fragile. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere, to break; see bhreg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] fran′gi·bili·ty, frangi·ble·ness n. |
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