breakable
(Informal)
[adjective]
Synonyms: fragile, brittle, crumbly, delicate, flimsy, frail, frangible, friable

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break‧a‧ble /ˈbreɪkəbəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: break, outbreak, breakage; adjective: breakable ≠ unbreakable, broken ≠ unbroken; verb: break]
made of a material such as glass or clay that breaks easily ⇒ fragile:
Make sure you pack breakable ornaments carefully.

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fragile easily broken or damaged:
The documents are old and very fragile.
a fragile glass case
The seventeenth century wall hangings are extemely fragile.
delicate easily damaged – used especially about things that are made from thin material and look attractive:
a delicate gold necklace
The plant has delicate blue flowers.
delicate fabrics
brittle brittle hair, nails, bones etc have a hard surface, but they break easily, especially because they are not in good condition:
As you get older, your bones become more brittle.
a special shampoo for dry and brittle hair
breakable breakable objects must be handled carefully because they will break easily:
Put breakable objects out of the reach of children.
breakable ornaments
flimsy made of thin material that tears easily, or badly-made and likely to break easily:
a flimsy cotton shirt
a flimsy wooden table
frail especially literary not strong and therefore easy to break, damage, or hurt:
The young trees are frail and need to be protected from the wind.
a frail little fishing boat
a frail old lady

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