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fragile

Definition for fragile

adjective as in breakable, dainty

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Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid used to treat anemia and osteoporosis - a disease from which bones become fragile.

From BBC

The latest exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah is testing the limits of last week’s already fragile ceasefire deal.

From BBC

For instance, the FAO predicts that food security in Bangladesh will remain fragile into 2025 because economic constraints have been compounded by floods and a typhoon in September that has affected agricultural production.

From Salon

The Lebanon ceasefire is fragile and deliberately paced to buy time for it to work.

From BBC

After carefully drying the fragile threads in the shade, farmers sell them for $3 a gram—one-tenth of the U.S. retail price.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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