Brittle
Brittle adjective - Having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure.
Both words in one sentence
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It's just as destructive to human lungs as asbestos, since it's just as sharp and brittle unlike earth dust, which has been rounded by natural actions (wind, rain, etc) that don't exist on the moon, and you will die a slow, horrible death if you breathe in too much of the stuff.
Source: Aluminum Christmas Trees - The Survey Corps wield absurdly sharp swords to fight the titans, but also have to carry roughly a dozen replacement blades because the same properties that make them so sharp also make them very brittle and prone to dulling.
Source: Reality Ensues / Anime and Manga - Mostly a shiny black stone too brittle for war and too sharp for building.
Source: First-Person Smartass
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