brittle
adjective
[ ˈbrɪt(ə)l ]
• hard but liable to break easily.
• "her bones became fragile and brittle"
Similar:
breakable,
splintery,
shatterable,
fragile,
frail,
delicate,
frangible,
rigid,
hard,
crisp,
brittle
noun
• a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar.
• "peanut brittle"
Origin:
late Middle English, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English brēotan ‘break up’.
