Brittle Mnemonic
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brittle
brittle
/ˈbɹɪtl̩/
Examples
- Senescent people become brittle and weak.
- In senescent people many of these become brittle and weak.
- The entire fruiting body is quite fragile and brittle and the stipe is hollow.
- One of the main effects of cadmium poisoning is weak and brittle bones.
- The opposite of brittleness is ductility.
- The brittle flesh is yellow and the taste mild.
- The brittle stars were small in the photo.
- The leaf will become brittle and the plant will defoliate.
- Embrittlement is a loss of ductility of a material, making it brittle.
- The cutting edge of the blade is brittle but extremely sharp.
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
noun
having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
adjective
lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
adjective
not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
adjective
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Brit + Till. The British tea cup will break if till then you knock it.
"Bri + Ttle. Breaks like a brittle bristle, fragile and little."
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