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brittlesome

brittlesome adjective: characterised or marked by brittleness.

Adjective

brittlesome (comparative more brittlesome, superlative most brittlesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by brittleness.

Forms of brittlesome

comparativemore brittlesome
superlativemost brittlesome

Origin of brittlesome

From brittle + -some.

Questions about brittlesome

What does brittlesome mean?
Brittlesome means characterised or marked by brittleness.
What part of speech is brittlesome?
Brittlesome is an adjective.

Words near brittlesome in the dictionary

  1. brittlely
  2. brittleness
  3. brittlenesses
  4. brittler
  5. brittles
  6. brittlesome
  7. brittlest
  8. brittlestar
  9. brittlestars
  10. brittlestem
  11. brittlewood

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