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One careless moment from being a story you tell about how it used to look.
means Easily broken, damaged, or destroyed — whether a vase, a truce, or an ego.
from From Latin fragilis, breakable, rooted in frangere, to break — the same root that snaps off fracture, fragment, and fraction.
Spelling cousinFrail came first, worn down through French.
Shipping lieThe label rarely changes how packages are thrown.
Physics twistSome materials shatter precisely because they are strong.