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Doddering vs Fragile - What's the difference?

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Doddering is a related term of fragile.


As adjectives the difference between doddering and fragile

is that doddering is mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile while fragile is easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.

As a verb doddering

is .

As a noun doddering

is a shaking or trembling movement, as of old age.

doddering

English

Adjective

(-)
  • mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shaking or trembling movement, as of old age.
  • * 2001 , Seth Kohn, Escape on the Silk Road (page 7)
  • Now that he was next in line to the minister of state security himself, an 82 year old man whose dodderings Fang graciously covered up to save everyone's face, Fang had a huge problem.

    fragile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.
  • The chemist synthesizes a fragile molecule.
    The UN tries to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
    He is a very fragile person and gets easily depressed.

    Synonyms

    * friable * breakly * breakable * destroyable * destructible * See also

    Antonyms

    * durable * unbreakable * undestroyable * indestructible

    Derived terms

    * fragilely