fragile

Definition

Examples

Boxes containing ceramic tableware should be marked 'FRAGILE' and handled with extreme care.

Word Family

Synonyms

• delicateexquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
• breakablean article that is fragile and easily broken

Collocations

• Easy fragile glass item
  describing fragile glass item (easily broken or damaged or destroyed)
• Medium fragile packaging label
  describing fragile packaging label (easily broken or damaged or destroyed)
• Hard fragile economic recovery prospects
  describing fragile economic recovery prospects (easily broken or damaged or destroyed)
• Very Hard fragile liquidity buffers vulnerable to shocks
  describing fragile liquidity buffers vulnerable to shocks (easily broken or damaged or destroyed)