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frangible

fran·gible

UK/ˈfɹæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/ US/ˈfɹænd͡ʒəbəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

capable of being broken

  • “the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases”
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Origin

From Late Middle English frangible, frangibil, from Middle French frangible, or from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere (from frangō (“to break, shatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”)) + -ibilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon).

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