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Definition of Brittle

1. Adjective. Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped. "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"

2. Noun. Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets.

3. Adjective. Lacking warmth and generosity of spirit. "A brittle and calculating woman"

4. Adjective. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured.

Definition of Brittle

1. a. Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.

Definition of Brittle

1. Adjective. Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure. ¹

2. Adjective. Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending. ¹

3. Adjective. (archeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked. ¹

4. Adjective. Emotionally fragile, easily offended. ¹

5. Adjective. (context: informal proscribed)[ Diabetes Mellitus (DM)], Merck manual Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level. ¹

6. Noun. (Mass Noun) A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts. ¹

7. Noun. (Mass Noun) Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brittle

1. likely to break [adj -TLER, -TLEST] / to become brittle [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] - See also: brittle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brittle

brit brit milah britannia britannias britches britchka britholite briths british columbia britschka

britska britskas britt brittania brittanias brittle (current term) brittle-star brittle bladder fern brittle bones brittle bush

brittle diabetes brittle fern brittle hair syndrome brittle maidenhair brittle maidenhair fern brittle star brittle stars brittle willow brittlebush brittlebushes

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