Coffee has initially been a food â chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
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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