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brittle

/'brɪtəl/

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noun
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
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toffee toffy

type of:
candy confect
adjective
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
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"brittle bones" "glass is brittle"

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brickle brickly breakable
adjective
(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
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unannealed unhardened untempered
adjective
lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
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"a brittle and calculating woman"

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coldhearted

Examples of brittle

"brittle bones"
"glass is brittle"
"a brittle and calculating woman"