brickle

brickle
adjective
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
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brittle bones

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glass is brittle

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`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal

Syn: ↑brittle, ↑brickly
Similar to: ↑breakable
Derivationally related forms: ↑brittleness (for: ↑brittle)

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  • brickle — adj. fragile, brittle (Archaic) …   English contemporary dictionary

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