brittle

• aloof
• antiseptic
• antisocial
• apathetic
• arctic
• bloodless
• breakable
• brickle
• chill
• chilly
• clammy
• cold
• cold-blooded
• cold-eyed
• coldhearted
• coldish
• cool
• crackly
• crisp
• crisped
• crispened
• crispy
• crumbly
• crunchy
• crusty
• delicate
• detached
• dispassionate
• embrittled
• flakey
• flaky
• fragile
• friable
• frigid
• frosty
• frozen
• gelid
• glacial
• hard-eyed
• hard-hearted
• heartless
• icy
• impersonal
• indifferent
• kindless
• offish
• pitiless
• reserved
• short
• soulless
• standoffish
• uncaring
• uncordial
• undemonstrative
• unemotional
• unenthusiastic
• unfeeling
• unfriendly
• uninterested
• unresponsive
• unsociable
• unsocial
• unsympathetic
• wintery
• wintry

• compassionate
• cordial
• demonstrative
• eager
• elastic
• emotional
• enthusiastic
• expressive
• flexible
• friendly
• genial
• happy
• hearty
• kind
• kindhearted
• passionate
• pliable
• pliant
• resilient
• strong
• sturdy
• sympathetic
• tough
• warm
• warm-blooded
• warmhearted

• noun
  1. A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
  2. Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.
• adjective
  1. Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
  2. Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
  3. Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
  4. Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
  5. Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.

• The dry branches became brittle and snapped easily.
• Her patience was brittle after days of constant interruptions.
• This type of glass is very brittle and must be handled with care.
• The old plastic had grown brittle over the years.
• His brittle sense of humor sometimes offended people.

icy

jelled

obliterated

eggshell

kindless

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