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)

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.

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