frágil

Portuguese

/ˈfɾa.ʒiɫ/, /ˈfɾa.ʒiw/

adj
Definitions
  • Prone to physically break easily; fragile; frail.
  • Not comfortable or confident in oneself; insecure.
  • Having a tendency to change; not stable; unstable.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragilis (id).

Origin

Latin

fragilis

Gloss

id

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