brittle

brittle

brit?tle (brĭt'l) pronunciation
adj., -tler, -tlest.

1.

1. Likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure: brittle bones.


2. Easily damaged or disrupted; fragile: a brittle friendship. See synonyms at fragile.

2.

1. Difficult to deal with; snappish: a brittle disposition.


2. Lacking warmth of feeling; cold: a reputation for being brittle and aloof.


3. Brilliantly sharp, as in percussive sound.

4.

1. Perishable.


2. Fleeting; transitory.

n.

A confection of caramelized sugar to which nuts are added: walnut brittle.

[Middle English britel, probably from Old English *brytel, from bryttian, to shatter.]

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