Vocabulary
Fragile
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of an object) easily broken or damaged.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Despite its fragile economy, weak institutions and a self-serving elite, it continues to navigate regional and global politics with surprising dexterity, maintaining a precarious balance among adversaries.
- Unless parliament makes electoral reform its top priority, democracy will remain fragile.
- Opponents also caution that liberalisation may lead to a surge in imports, which could destabilise the trade balance and threaten Pakistan`s already fragile economic stability.
- What is worth noting, however, is that despite its weak economy, battered global image, fragile security and dismal social indicators, Pakistan has managed to navigate a turbulent international order with surprising resilience.
- Perhaps Pakistan`s most tangible achievement was the careful management of the May standoff with India, a moment that could have derailed the fragile regionalbalance.
Synonyms
breakable, easily broken, brittle, frangible, smashable, splintery, flimsy, weak
Curator example
“fragile items such as glass and china”
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