untoughened
Still easily broken
Not made tough or resistant; lacking the hardening that comes from exposure or conditioning.
Untoughened glass shatters into sharp shards rather than crumbling safely.
Untoughened skin blisters easily.
His untoughened feet couldn't handle the rocky trail.
Easily broken or damaged
- brittleLiable to shatter
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- frailWeak and breakable
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
ethereal · fine · flimsy · gauzy · papery · porcelain · sheer · silken
Yielding to touch
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- suppleFlexing without damage
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
elastic · bendable · ductile · yielding · unconditioned · unworked · unprocessed · untreated
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- weakLacking power or force
helpless · sensitive · precarious · unshielded · assailable · undefended · threatened · unfortified
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
gossamer · ethereal · fine · flimsy · gauzy · papery · porcelain · sheer · silken · tender
soft
Yielding to touch
pliant · elastic · bendable · ductile · yielding · unconditioned · unworked · unprocessed · untreated · uncured
exposed
Out in open
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
weak · helpless · sensitive · precarious · unshielded · assailable · undefended · threatened · unfortified · unseasoned
infant
Very young child
new · young · fresh · nascent · immature · undeveloped · fledgling · budding · emerging · tender
untoughenedtoughened
Made more durable
tempered · hardened · strengthened · reinforced · annealed
tough, soften, toughness, toughen, toughened, toughening, toughens, tenderize, toughly