as in brittle
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
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Adjective
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The National Transportation Safety Board traced that explosion to a brittle crack in a plastic gas pipe manufactured in 1970.—
Lexi Salazar,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026 -
All along the road, trees raised their scrawny hands, white-knuckled against the brittle sky.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Add the buckwheat groats and toast, shaking and tossing often and adjusting heat as needed, until crisp and light golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Crisp and Polished Linen ensembles can be saviors on warm days, and Quince has several crisp options to add to your workwear rotation this season.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Brickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brickle. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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