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# fragile

adjective (fragile, more fragile, most fragile)

«fragile» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fragile means easily broken or damaged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#m1)
2. Fragile can describe a person who is weak, ill or easily upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#m2)
3. Something fragile, like peace or nature, can easily be harmed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life parcels marked «Fragile» must be handled gently: glass, eggs, china. In science fragile ecosystems such as coral reefs are easily harmed by pollution. In stories a fragile old lady or a fragile butterfly wing. Phrases: fragile glass, handle with care, fragile environment.

### Examples

- Be careful, the vase is fragile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#x1)
- The box said «Fragile — handle with care». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#x2)
- Eggs are fragile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#x3)
- A butterfly's wings are very fragile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#x4)
- Coral reefs are fragile places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#x5)
- Grandma felt fragile after her illness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#x6)
- The ice on the pond is too fragile to walk on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#x7)
- The elder brothers carried in baskets two such tiny, fragile dogs that they hardly dared to touch them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/#x8)

### Note

Pronounced FRAJ-ile (UK, with «-ile» like «aisle») or FRAJ-ul (US). Opposite: strong, sturdy, tough. Noun: fragility. Safety: thin ice is fragile — never walk on frozen ponds.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fragile» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragile/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fragile» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fragile.html) on Mova free.