brittle 1

adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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Definition

having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped

  • 1.glass is brittle
  • 2.brittle bones
  • 3.`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal

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