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brittle
Meaning: hard but easily cracked or broken
brittle in a sentence
How brittle is used in real sentences:
The brittle twig snapped when Owen stepped on it.
The old rubber band had become brittle and broke when Mia stretched it.
“One pot cracked in Maya's hands because its brittle clay had weakened.”
— from the passage Life Under Glass
Synonyms for brittle
Other words for brittle — fragile, breakable and crisp — carry the same meaning.
- fragile
- breakable
- crisp
Antonyms of brittle
Words that mean the opposite of brittle:
- flexible
- tough
Where it comes from
From Old English brytel 'easily broken'
Memory hook
BRITTLE things BREAK with little force.