Local English word record

brittle

adjective · 4 senses

having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped

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Examples

  • brittle bones
  • glass is brittle
  • `brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal

Word relationships

Synonyms

brickle, brickly

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Princeton WordNet 3.0