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.

Source : WordNet®

fragile
     adj 1: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate
            to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile
            old bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: {delicate}, {frail}]
     2: vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
     3: lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy
        construction"; "a fragile link with the past" [syn: {flimsy}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

fragile
     
        {brittle}