frangent

adj

frangent

adj

/ˈfɹænd͡ʒənt/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin frangēns, present participle of frangō (“to break”). See fraction.

1

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

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