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Meaning of frangent | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

/ˈfɹænd͡ʒənt/

Definitions

Causing fracture; breaking.

obsolete

Examples

“December 9 1763, Horace Walpole, letter to the Earl of Hertford they hissed in the most murderous manner: broke Mr. Sheriff Harley's coach-glass in the most frangent manner”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

frangible frank frankable frankeniaceous Frankensteinian Frankensteinish