brickly
- adjective
- Archaic
:
quebradizo
- The old plate was so brickly that it snapped in two with barely any pressure.
Examples
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Her grandmother warned that the heirloom vase was brickly and should be handled with care.
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After years in the attic, the pages of the book had become brickly and yellowed.
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This surface is brickly.
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Don't use that brickly material!
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Her grandmother warned that the heirloom vase was brickly and should be handled with care.
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The old plate was so brickly that it snapped in two with barely any pressure.
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After years in the attic, the pages of the book had become brickly and yellowed.
Synonyms
83
3.4
Easily broken or damaged because it is not strong
31
3.9
Hard and likely to break
25
3.8
Thin and not strong so it breaks or tears easily
5
1.3
Easy to damage or fall into pieces
Easily breaks or snaps
Breaks easily into small pieces
Easily broken like old pottery or thin plates
Likely to form small breaks in its surface when under stress, heat, or age
Antonyms
How Brittle
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brickly comes from brick plus the ending -ly, so it originally meant 'like a brick'. Because bricks are hard but can crack and break, brickly was used to mean 'easily broken' or 'brittle', which is why it describes things that break easily.