brittle
Easily broken or cracked when pressure or a sudden impact is applied, often because the material is hard rather than flexible.
Forms
- plural
- brittles
Examples
- The old tree branch was so brittle that it snapped the moment Sam leaned on it.
- Mary handled the brittle pages of the antique book with great care.
- After weeks without rain, the grass in the yard felt dry and brittle underfoot.
All Words
- beguile
To charm or attract someone so strongly that they are distracted or pleasantly drawn in, sometimes in a way that subtly deceives them.
- humdrum
Dull and uneventful because it repeats the same routine over and over, lacking anything to make it interesting.
- meticulosity
The quality of showing extreme care about small details, so that nothing is overlooked or left sloppy.