brittle

nouns

caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

brittle, toffee, toffy

having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped

"brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"

brickle, brickly, brittle

is derived from

lacking warmth and generosity of spirit

"a brittle and calculating woman"

brittle

is similar to

lacking in sympathy or feeling

(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured

brittle, unannealed

is derived from