Synonyms: breakable
Definition: an article that is fragile and easily broken
Usage: pack the breakables separately
Synonyms: breakable
Definition: capable of being broken or damaged
Usage: earthenware pottery is breakable; breakable articles should be packed carefully
Similar words: brickle, brickly, brittle
Definition: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
Usage: brittle bones; glass is brittle; `brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal
Similar words: friable, crumbly
Definition: easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
Usage: friable sandstone; friable carcinomatous tissue; friable curds formed in the stomach; crumbly cookies
Similar words: short
Definition: tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
Usage: shortbread is a short crumbly cookie; a short flaky pie crust
Similar words: delicate, fragile, frail
Definition: easily broken or damaged or destroyed
Usage: a kite too delicate to fly safely; fragile porcelain plates; fragile old bones; a frail craft
Similar words: frangible
Definition: capable of being broken
Usage: the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases
Similar words: splintery
Definition: subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces