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Infirm vs Frangible - What's the difference?

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Infirm is a related term of frangible.


As adjectives the difference between infirm and frangible

is that infirm is weak or ill, not in good health while frangible is able to be broken; breakable; fragile.

As a verb infirm

is to contradict, to provide proof that something is not.

infirm

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Weak or ill, not in good health.
  • He was infirm of body but still keen of mind, and though it looked like he couldn't walk across the room, he crushed me in debate.
  • * Shakespeare
  • A poor, infirm , weak, and despised old man.
  • Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
  • * Burke
  • An infirm judgment.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Infirm of purpose!
  • Fail; unstable; insecure.
  • * South
  • He who fixes on false principles treads on infirm ground.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.
  • The thought is that you see an episode of observation, experiment, or reasoning as confirming or infirming a hypothesis depending on whether your probability for it increases or decreases during the episode.

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    frangible

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be broken; breakable; fragile.
  • Usage notes

    Generally refers to objects intentionally being breakable, either in case of emergency, such as frangible light poles or smoke outlet panels, or as part of their operation, as in crisp crackers or frangible bullets. (trans-top) * Bulgarian: (trans-mid) * Portuguese: (trans-bottom)

    Derived terms

    * frangibility

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