brittle
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈbrɪtəl/
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- Glass is a brittle material and it fails statistically.
- become brittle
- brittle material
- brittle bones
And so she has just kind of really brittle bones.
- And so she has just kind of really brittle bones.
- It's a multi solution for dry, brittle, soft and weak nails.
- So these males actually go through a brittle boned osteoporosis.
- Eating too many of them can cause symptoms like rashes, anemia, brittle hair and fungal infections.
- So you're guessing that the steel is brittle, right?
- It was so dry and brittle and I just wanted a new hair mask.
- Festool makes these special diamond blades and they are perfect to cut the brittle clay material.
- It like my skin is really dry, my nails are brittle.
Examples
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The glass was so brittle that it shattered into pieces when dropped on the floor.
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And as you guys can see, it's very brittle and it pretty much just falls right apart.
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And so she has just kind of really brittle bones.
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At your age, brittle bones.
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My bones are really brittle.
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All this wire's kinda brittle though.
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And over time, it had become very brittle and degraded.
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It gets brittle with age.
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The day was cold, and the brittle grass cracked when we stepped on it.
Fiction book (1990) -
One of our viewers is here, and she says that her hair feels a little brittle and frizzy.
Synonyms
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3.8
Easily broken and needing gentle care
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3.4
Easily broken or damaged because it is not strong
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Easy to damage or fall into pieces
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Easily broken into small pieces or powder
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Easily broken or damaged
Easily breaks or snaps
Likely to break or crack easily
Breaks easily into small pieces
Easily broken like old pottery or thin plates
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
A scented desert shrub with brittle stems, yellow flowers, and a sticky resin used in incense
A tropical American fern that people often grow for its broad divided leaves
A tropical fern with thin, easily broken leaves often grown indoors for its pretty look
A sea animal like a starfish with a small round body and long thin arms that break easily
How Brittle
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brittle comes from an old idea of 'breaking', like the common word break, so it helps to think of snapping or cracking. So something described as brittle is hard but will break or shatter very easily.