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Nouns
(n)
brittle
,
toffee
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toffy
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
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Adjectives
(s)
brittle
,
brickle
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brickly
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
“brittle bones”
,
“glass is brittle”
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“`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal”
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(s)
brittle
lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
“a brittle and calculating woman”
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(s)
brittle
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unannealed
(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
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