frangible

(franjə bəl)

adjective

breakable; fragile

Origin: ME < OFr < ML frangibilis < L frangere, break

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See frangible in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Capable of being broken; breakable. See Synonyms at fragile.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin frangibilis

Origin: , from Latin frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • franˌgi·bilˈi·ty, franˈgi·ble·ness noun

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