as in brittle
having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure
old, embrittled movie film that would never stand up to being run through a projector
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Adjective
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Efficiency can make a company stronger and a society brittle at the same time.—
Jane Sadowsky,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Nearly all her trees are damaged; their branches bare and brittle.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Halfdays Pieper Recycled Polyester Fleece Quarter Zip Top On crisp fall mornings or at the summit of a mountain, the Halfdays Pieper quarter-zip fleece is my cozy layer of choice.—
Ariana Dickson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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This practice of airing out your bedding is maintained in Scandinavian and other cold-weather cultures, where it's been practiced for centuries to maximize the crisp freshness of laundry day.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Embrittled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embrittled. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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