What is easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed. The state of ivy is tough, and not fragile. Bacon. -- Frag"ile*ly, adv called?
fragile — Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed. The state of ivy is tough, and not fragile. Bacon. -- Frag"ile*ly, adv. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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