🍶 Easily broken 🚗 In bad condition

crocky

9.9

Easily broken like old pottery or thin plates

adjective
/ˈkrɑːki/

: quebradizo

Be careful with that crocky plate; it might break if you drop it.

Examples

After years in the attic, the pottery became crocky and unsafe to use.
The old teacup was so crocky that it chipped when I washed it.
This vase is quite crocky.
Be careful with that crocky plate!
The old teacup was so crocky that it chipped when I washed it.
After years in the attic, the pottery became crocky and unsafe to use.
Be careful with that crocky plate; it might break if you drop it.

Synonyms

fragile

vscrocky

83 3.4

Easily broken or damaged because it is not strong

emphasizes pottery and materials likely to crack rather than general fragility

flimsy

vscrocky

25 3.8

Thin and not strong so it breaks or tears easily

describes brittle pottery specifically rather than general weakness or thinness

breakable

vscrocky

5 1.3

Easy to damage or fall into pieces

focuses on pottery that is brittle and likely to crack under stress

frangible

vscrocky

1 9.9

Easily broken or damaged

is used for pottery or similar materials that easily crack

shattery

vscrocky

9.1

Breaks easily into small pieces

is more about simply being brittle or prone to crack

brickle

vscrocky

Literature

9.9

Easily breaks or snaps

is the common term for brittle pottery and similar materials

brickly

vscrocky

Archaic

9.9

Likely to break or crack easily

refers specifically to fragile pottery and materials prone to cracking

crackable

vscrocky

5.1

Likely to form small breaks in its surface when under stress, heat, or age

is about being brittle in general rather than slowly forming cracks

Antonyms

sturdy

76 2.1

Strong and solid so it does not break easily

durable

56 3.6

Able to last a long time without breaking or being damaged

How Fragile

crocky

9.9

fragile

83 3.4

sturdy

76 2.1

Surface Forms

crocky positive

Morphology

crocky = crock (transparent) = crock + y

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-y' added to 'crock', giving 'like a crock' (brittle/fragile) which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Crocky comes from crock, a word for an 'earthen pot' and seen in crockery (dishes). Pots can crack or chip, so crocky describes something brittle and likely to break.