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BRITTLE
brittle, brickle, brickly
(adjective) having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; âbrittle bonesâ; âglass is brittleâ; ââbrickleâ and âbricklyâ are dialectalâ
brittle, unannealed
(adjective) (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
brittle
(adjective) lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; âa brittle and calculating womanâ
brittle, toffee, toffy
(noun) caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
brittle (comparative brittler or more brittle, superlative brittlest or most brittle)
Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
(archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
(informal, proscribed) Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.
Noun
brittle (usually uncountable, plural brittles)
A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.
Synonyms
• brickle
Anagrams
• blitter, triblet
Source: Wiktionary
Brit"tle, a. Etym: [OE. britel, brutel, AS. bryttian to dispense, fr. breĂłtan to break; akin to Icel. brytja, Sw. bryta, Dan. bryde. Cf. Brickle.]
Definition: Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious. Farewell, thou pretty, brittle piece Of fine-cut crystal. Cotton. Brittle silver ore, the mineral stephanite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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