brittle


brittle - noun

  • caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

    • brittle - adjective

    • having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
    • lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
    • (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured

    brittle - thesaurus

    brickle   brickly   toffee   toffy   unannealed  


    View spelling list Words ending in tle and learn about the word brittle in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 26. Word endings: -le, and exceptions e.g. al, el, ol.

    Scrabble score for brittle

    b is 3 r is 1 i is 1 t is 1 t is 1 l is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

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