brittle
adjective
having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass.
brittlely
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a word derived from
brittle.
Example Sentences
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The irony is that Craig, positioned as mostly a comic figure, is the most intriguing presence, her brittlely rehearsed corporate jargon triggering some fun, if unintended, speculation: Is she real?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
After years of smiling bravely and brittlely by the side of a man she was no longer in love with, the princess just may have found one she did love.
From Time Magazine Archive
"That Peters application is still out here," she said brittlely.
From Marley's Chain by Alan Edward Nourse
