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What does brittle mean?

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Adjective
  1. Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
  2. Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
  3. (archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
  4. Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
  5. (informal, proscribed) Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.
Noun
  1. A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
  2. Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.
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