[0741] brittle

[보카길라잡이]

adj. brit·tler, brit·tlest

1. 1. Likely to break, snap, or crack, as when subjected to pressure: brittle bones.
   2. Easily damaged or disrupted; fragile: a brittle friendship. See Synonyms at fragile.
2. 1. Difficult to deal with; snappish: a brittle disposition.
   2. Lacking warmth of feeling; cold: a reputation for being brittle and aloof.
3. Brilliantly sharp, as in percussive sound.
4. 1. Perishable.
   2. Fleeting; transitory.

Synonyms: fragile, breakable, frangible, delicate, brittle
These adjectives mean easily broken or damaged. Fragile applies to objects that are not made of strong or sturdy material and that require great care when handled: fragile porcelain plates. Breakable and frangible mean capable of being broken but do not necessarily imply inherent weakness: breakable toys; frangible artifacts. Delicate refers to what is so soft, tender, or fine as to be susceptible to injury: delicate fruit. Brittle refers to inelasticity that makes something especially likely to fracture or snap when it is subjected to pressure: brittle bones. See also synonyms at weak

n.

A confection of caramelized sugar to which nuts are added: walnut brittle.

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]

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 cf. fragile

adj 1: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: delicate, frail]

2: vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

3: lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" [syn: flimsy]

[마스터현태]

brittle 부서지기쉬운 ,상처입기 쉬운=vurnerable (편입 최다 기출 어휘 15회) , 성질이 다루기 힘든

[술챈너구리]

vulnerable

[꽁당보리밥]

배송 상품 포장박스에 항상 "fragilty" (깨지기 쉬움) : frail, breakable, frangible, delicate

[고냉이짱]

brittle [브리틀]->브리트릴->부러트릴 //부서지기 쉬운, 깨지기 쉬운,상처입기 쉬운