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Word entry · 7 letters

brittle

Best crossword clue

"Easily broken"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɹɪtəl/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted beilrttStarts with BEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2R3I4T5T6L7E

Definitions

  1. 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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