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Learn the meaning of brittle with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.
brittle
(adjective)
brittle
(adjective)
Meaning
easily broken or fragile
Example
"The brittle twig snapped under my foot."
Synonyms
fragiledelicatebreakable
Antonyms
durablesturdystrong
More about this word
Word origin
From Old English bryttian, meaning to break.
Related word forms
noun: brittleness
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