brittle

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(brit-tle) 2 syllables

Definition

adjective. easily broken or shattered; not flexible.

Example Sentence

The brittle cracker crumbled in my pocket.

More Example Sentences

Brittle materials can crack under pressure.

Synonyms

fragile; breakable; delicate

Antonyms

flexible; durable; strong

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Rhymes

  • bittel
  • bittle
  • brittle
  • hittle
  • it'll
  • kittel
  • kittell
  • kittle
  • knittel
  • knittle
  • littell
  • little
  • lyttle
  • pittle
  • pytel
  • rittle
  • skittle
  • smittle
  • spittle
  • tittel
  • tittle
  • vittle
  • whittle
  • zittel

  • acquittal
  • belittle
  • committal
  • transmittal

  • noncommittal
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