brittle

Noun
  1. Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets (synset 107615354)
    is a type of: candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
    subtypes: peanut brittle - brittle containing peanuts
    same as: toffee, toffy
Adjective
  1. Having little elasticity;
    Hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped (synset 300711942)
    "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"
    similar to: breakable - capable of being broken or damaged
    same as: brickle, brickly
  2. Lacking warmth and generosity of spirit (synset 302544154)
    "a brittle and calculating woman"
    similar to: coldhearted - lacking in sympathy or feeling
  3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured (synset 301526333)
    similar to: unhardened, untempered - not brought to a proper consistency or hardness
    same as: unannealed

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