brittle

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hauras

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brittle

hauras, särkyvä, hapero, hapera, käsittelemätön, karkaisematon, kylmäsydäminen, kolea, tunteeton.

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tunteeton, kolea

hauras

toffee inflexible Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.

Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron.

A diamond is hard but brittle.

1977, w:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer, w:The Canterbury Tales|The Canterbury Tales, Penguin Classics, p. 329:
Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
Shortbread is my favorite cold pastry, yet being so brittle it crumbles easily, and a lot goes to waste.''
puhekieltä Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
Emotionally fragile, easily offended.

What a brittle personality! A little misunderstanding and hes an emotional wreck.''

puhekieltähttp://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/endocrine_and_metabolic_disorders/diabetes_mellitus_and_disorders_of_carbohydrate_metabolism/diabetes_mellitus_dm.html Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Merck manual diabetes Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.
A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.

As a child, my favorite candy was peanut brittle.

Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.

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brittle rimmaa näiden kanssa:

ale, ginger ale, chippendale, kale, riekale, roikale, suikale, kekkale, vonkale, huiskale

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Läheisiä sanoja

briossi, britti, brittiläinen, brittiläisyys, brodeerata, brodeeraus

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