 brittle |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped | |
| Synonyms: | brickly brickle | |
| Examples: | "brittle bones" "glass is brittle" "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" |
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| Related terms: | breakable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking warmth and generosity of spirit | |
| Examples: | "a brittle and calculating woman" |
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| Related terms: | coldhearted | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured | |
| Synonyms: | unannealed | |
| Related terms: | untempered | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 27934 | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (food) caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets | |
| Synonyms: | toffee toffy | |
| Related terms: | candy peanut_brittle | |
| Similar spelling: |
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