brickle

brick·le

adj \ˈbri-kəl\

Definition of BRICKLE

dialect

: brittle

Examples of BRICKLE

1. <that stuff's so brickle that it breaks into pieces as soon as you touch it>

Origin of BRICKLE

Middle English brekyl

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to BRICKLE

Synonyms: crisp [dialect], brittle, crispy, crumbly, embrittled, flaky (also flakey), friable, short

Related Words: crackly, crisped, crispened, crunchy, crusty; breakable, delicate, fragile

Near Antonyms: elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant, resilient; strong, sturdy, tough

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Rhymes with BRICKLE

chicle, fickle, mickle, nickel, pickle, prickle, sickle, stickle, tical, tickle, trickle