fragilely

English

Etymology

fragile +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹædʒ.aɪl.li/, /ˈfɹæd͡ʒ.əl.li/, /ˈfɹæd͡ʒ.ə.li/

Adverb

fragilely (comparative more fragilely, superlative most fragilely)

1. In a fragile way or manner.
   • 1983, Khalid Hasan, Faruq Hassan, Versions of truth: Urdu short stories from Pakistan:

     There was of course the same familiar face, the same dainty fragilely-built person that his eyes had first encountered on the lawn of the Residency

Translations

in a fragile manner

• Catalan: fràgilment (ca)
• French: fragilement (fr)
• Ido: frajile
• Italian: fragilmente (it)
• Portuguese: fragilmente
• Spanish: frágilmente

References

• “fragilely”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.