Fragile and Ill

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Fragile adjective - Easily broken.

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Ill and fragile are semantically related. in weak topic. In some cases you can use "Ill" instead an adjective "Fragile".

Nearby Word: fragility

Ill adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.

Usage example: since I'm ill, I guess that I'll just have to miss that dental appointment

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Fragile and ill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fragile" instead an adjective "Ill".

Nearby Word: illness

Like the real Beth, she becomes ill with scarlet fever and remains fragile and weak long after recovery.

Source: Literature / Little Women
Rather, because Hamlet's Ophelia is commonly portrayed as a fair, fragile, delicate maiden, and Ofelia is exactly her opposite - fat, strong, aggressive and ill-tempered.

Source: Comic Book / Mortadelo y Filemón
But Poppy — who her mother describes as "fragile" — suddenly becomes "ill," crying all the time and throwing tantrums.

Source: Parental Favoritism

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