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brittle

adjective as in fragile

adjective as in tense

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Example Sentences

He said he would “revert water up into the hills where you have all the dead forests, where the forests are so brittle” in order to prevent wildfires.

He would be short, could have facial abnormalities, maybe brittle bones and there was a 50% chance that he would be stillborn.

From BBC

Authoritarian, narcissistic leaders like Trump are profoundly brittle.

From Salon

The former president said he would “revert water up into the hills where you have all the dead forests, where the forests are so brittle” in order to prevent wildfires.

But Pakistan, winless in 10 matches at home, are brittle and the pitch, out of nowhere, woke from its slumber.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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