brickle

having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure <that stuff's so brickle that it breaks into pieces as soon as you touch it> Synonyms crisp [dialect], brittle, crispy, crumbly, embrittled, flaky (also flakey), friable, shortRelated Words crackly, crisped, crispened, crunchy, crusty; breakable, delicate, fragileNear Antonyms elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant, resilient; strong, sturdy, tough