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   brittle

   /ˈbrɪtl/

   adjective

   • 1. hard but liable to break easily: "her bones became fragile and brittle" Similar breakablesplinteryshatterablefragilefraildelicatefrangiblerigidhardcrispOpposite flexibleresilient
   • ▪ (of a person's voice) unpleasantly hard and sharp and showing signs of instability or nervousness: "a brittle laugh" Similar harshhardsharpstridentgratingraspingOpposite soft
   • ▪ appearing decisive or cheerful but unstable or nervous within: "her manner was artificially bright and brittle" Similar edgyon edgenervousunstablehighly strunganxioustenseexcitablejumpyskittishneurotichystericalsensitiveinsecurenervyinformal:uptightOpposite relaxedcool

   noun

   • 1. a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar: "peanut brittle"

   Word Origin late Middle English, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English brēotan ‘break up’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. brittlely adverb
   • 2. brittleness noun

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   BRITTLE definition: 1. delicate and easily broken: 2. easily destroyed, ended, or made to fail: 3. appearing to be…. Learn more.

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   1. a. : easily broken, cracked, or snapped. brittle clay. brittle glass. : easily disrupted, overthrown, or damaged : frail. a brittle friendship. 2. a. : perishable, mortal. b. : transitory, evanescent. 3. : easily hurt or offended : sensitive. a brittle personality.

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   having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass. Synonyms: fragile. easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail: a brittle marriage.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBRITTLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken. Pine is brittle and breaks. ...the dry, brittle ends of the hair. Synonyms: fragile, delicate, crisp, crumbling More Synonyms of brittle. 2. adjective. If you describe a situation, relationship, or someone's mood as brittle, you mean that it is unstable, and may easily change.

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   1. a. Likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure: brittle bones. b. Easily damaged or disrupted; fragile: a brittle friendship. See Synonyms at fragile. 2. a. Difficult to deal with; snappish: a brittle disposition. b. Lacking warmth of feeling; cold: a reputation for being brittle and aloof. 3.

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   adjective. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured. synonyms: unannealed. unhardened, untempered. not brought to a proper consistency or hardness. noun. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets. synonyms: toffee, toffy. see more.

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   Definition of brittle adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.