Word of the Day - fragile

fragile

/ˈfradʒʌɪl/
adjective
1 (of an object) easily broken or damaged.
1.1 Easily destroyed or threatened.
1.2 (of a person) not strong or sturdy; delicate and vulnerable.

Origin
Late
15th century (in the sense ‘morally weak’): from Latin fragilis, from
frangere ‘to break’. The sense ‘liable to break’ dates from the mid 16th
century.

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Tom's fragile ego kept him from accepting life's most interesting challenges.

[At least once, fragile has been misinterpreted as an Italian word.]