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Brittle; easily broken.

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Definitions

  1. a. Brittle; easily broken.
  2. adj. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
  3. Brittle; easily broken. [Obs. or Prov.] Spenser. As stubborn steel excels the brickle glass. Turbervile.
  4. Brittle; easily broken. [Obs. or Prov.] Spenser.As stubborn steel excels the brickle glass. Turbervile.
  5. s having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped