word of the day: frangible

The word of the day is frangible:

easily broken; breakable:

Old French, derivative of Latin frangere to break (dictionary.com)

 

"'My bestial entourage and I shall go to the ball,' said Cinderella to the sorceress who was tricking her out in see-through frippery, frangible footwear, and transportation by a team of plastered rodents."

 - Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Torn Wings and Faux Pas