Definition of breakable
:capable of being broken
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Examples of breakable in a Sentence
a world record that may not be breakable
elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they haven't gotten enough calcium during their lifetimes
Recent Examples of breakable from the Web
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The code talkers created a special code that wasn't breakable by the Axis powers.
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Two 1990s studies did find that biotin supplements may help strengthen soft, easily breakable nails.
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With a quick flick of the Joy-Cons (or more complex analog stick motions absent motion controls), the hat can fly off in a spiraling circle and easily dispatch small bands of goombas or destroy breakable blocks on the ground.
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The girl was stamping her feet now, her puffy boots making her legs above them seem tiny and breakable, and Richard imagined, for a second, snapping them clean.
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One was, the stunt person being pulled backward into the wall, which was made of breakable material.
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Ms. Bamford, at least her persona, is decidedly breakable.
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First Known Use of breakable
1570
breakable Synonyms
Synonyms
fragile, delicate, frail, frangibleAntonyms
infrangible, nonbreakable, strong, sturdy, tough, unbreakableRelated Words
dainty, fine, gossamer; eggshell, flimsy, slight, tenuous; brittle, crisp, crispy, crumbly, crushable, embrittled, flaky (also flakey), friable, shaky, shivery, short; feeble, infirm, soft, spindly, tender, weak; inelastic, inflexible, stiffNear Antonyms
compact, firm, hard, rigid, solid, substantial, unyielding; elastic, flexible, resilient, rubberlike, rubbery, springy, stretch, stretchable, suppleBREAKABLE Defined for English Language Learners
breakable
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Definition of breakable for English Language Learners
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: possible to break : able to be broken
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