Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fragile \Frag"ile\, a. [L. fragilis, from frangere to break; cf.
   F. fragile. See {Break}, v. t., and cf. {Frail}, a.]
   Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.

         The state of ivy is tough, and not fragile. --Bacon.

   Syn: Brittle; infirm; weak; frail; frangible; slight. --
        {Frag"ile*ly}, adv.