frangent
frangent · more frangent · most frangent
Causing fracture; breakingCausing fracture; breaking.
/ˈfɹænd͡ʒənt/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Causing fracture; breaking.
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
Origin
Borrowed from Latin frangēns, present participle of frangō (“to break”). See fraction.Borrowed from Latin frangēns, present participle of frangō (“to break”). See fraction.
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Forms
more frangent, most frangent| Comparative | more frangent Lesson |
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| Superlative | most frangent Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.