frangible

Sep. 29th, 2001 12:16 pm
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frangible \FRAN-juh-buhl\, adjective:

Capable of being broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken.

Frangible ultimately derives from Latin frangere, "to break."

Neat!

Date: 2001-09-29 10:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] missv.livejournal.com
That reminds me of a favorite word of mine:

friable \ FRI-uh-b'l \ adj.

Easily crumbled.

From the Latin friare, to rub.

Re: Neat!

Date: 2001-09-29 11:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] scottobear.livejournal.com
another great one!!

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