Definitions
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
Word origin
From Middle English britel, brutel, brotel (“brittle”), from Old English *brytel, *bryttol (“brittle, fragile”, literally “prone to or tending to break”); equivalent to brit + -le.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonym: crackly”
“Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron.”
“A diamond is hard but brittle.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Easily broken”7 letters
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