Brittle and Thin

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Brittle

Brittle adjective - Having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure.
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Thin and brittle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thin" instead an adjective "Brittle".

Thin

Thin adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.
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Brittle and thin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brittle" instead an adjective "Thin".
Nearby Words: thinned, thinly, thinness, thinning

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  • Black Box He built them around the little ice age, and wood at that time was particularly thin and brittle due to the odd weather patterns, making them irreproduceable.
    Source: Black Box
  • Insult Backfire Finally fed up, George sliced the potatoes razor thin, fried them until crisp and brittle, and seasoned them with too much salt.
    Source: Insult Backfire
  • Those thin, brittle serrated knives that can't be sharpened suddenly "never need sharpening".
    Source: Never Needs Sharpening
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