| brittle | <i>adji> 1. <i>easily cracked, broken,i> rapuh, getas: <i>his bones are ~,i> tulangnya rapuh; <i>this china seems very ~,i> tembikar ini nampaknya sangat rapuh; 2. <i>easily damaged, destroyed,i> rapuh: <i>a ~ marriage,i> perkahwinan yg rapuh; <i>a ~ agreement,i> perjanjian yg rapuh; 3. <i>insensitive, lacking warmth,i> bertabiat keras: <i>a ~, selfish woman,i> perempuan yg bertabiat keras dan mementingkan diri sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fragile | <i>adji> 1. <i>easily broken,i> a. (<i>of glass etci>) getas, mudah pecah: <i>~ china,i> tembikar yg mudah pecah; b. (<i>of bonei>) mudah patah; c. (<i>of planti>) mudah rosak; d. (<i>of relationshipi>) rapuh, mudah putus; 2. <i>weak,i> a. (<i>of personi>) lemah, rapuh: <i>a ~ old man,i> lelaki tua yg lemah; b. (<i>of systemi>) mudah terjejas, tdk kukuh: <i>democracy in this country is ~,i> demokrasi di negara ini mudah terjejas; 3. (<i>fig.i>), (<i>colloqi>) <i>in poor condition,i> spt nak relai: <i>what did you do last night?. You’re looking very ~ today,i> apa yg kamu buat malam tadi?. Kamu nampaknya spt nak relai hari ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| delicacy | <i>ni> 1. <i>quality of being soft, exquisite, fine,i> (<i>in texture, quality, etci>) kehalusan: <i>~ of craftmanship,i> kehalusan kerja tangan; <i>the ~ of silk,i> kehalusan sutera; <i>the ~ of the design,i> kehalusan reka bentuk itu; b. (<i>in workmanshipi>) kehalusan buatan, halus buatannya: <i>the ~ of the china bowl,i> kehalusan buatan mangkuk tembikar itu; 2. <i>soft, fragile beauty,i> kehalusan, keayuan: <i>feminine ~,i> kehalusan wanita; 3. <i>frailtyi> (<i>of constitutioni>) keadaan [sso] yg mudah sakit, kelemahan resam tubuh: <i>the ~ of the child worries her parents,i> keadaan anak yg mudah sakit itu merunsingkan ibu bapanya; 4. <i>quality of being easily broken,i> getas, mudah pecah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |