brit·tle /ˈbrɪtḷ/
(a.)易碎的,脆弱的,易壞的
Brit·tle a. Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
Farewell, thou pretty, brittle piece
Of fine-cut crystal. --Cotton.
Brittle silver ore, the mineral stephanite.
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brittle
adj 1: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured
or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle";
"`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [syn: brickle,
brickly]
2: lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and
calculating woman"
3: (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily
cracked or fractured [syn: unannealed]
n : caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets [syn: toffee, toffy]