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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Despite its name, metallic glass is not brittle and can be stronger than steel.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Today, the sky overhead is pale blue, and the leaves of the trees are light and brittle, falling now and then in golden flurries through the air when wind touches the branches.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The simple broderie anglaise detailing feels classic and timeless without being too plain and the crisp, fresh white cotton creates the perfect base for layering color and texture.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the six years since their last non-collaborative album, a new wave of young bands influenced by their crisp and orderly form of shoegaze have made the once-dormant genre one of the defining sounds of this decade.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Embrittled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embrittled. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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