brittle

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɹɪtl̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English britel, brutel, brotel (“brittle”), from Old English *brytel, *bryttol (“brittle, fragile”, literally “prone to or tending to break”); equivalent to brit + -le.

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