Definitions
1.AdjectiveInflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact."Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron.; A diamond is hard but brittle."
2.AdjectiveNot 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."
3.AdjectiveTending to fracture in a conchoidal way; capable of being knapped or flaked.
4.AdjectiveEmotionally fragile, easily offended."What a brittle person! A little misunderstanding and he's an emotional wreck."
5.AdjectivePoorly error- or fault-tolerant; having little in the way of redundancy or defense in depth; susceptible to catastrophic failure in the event of a relatively-minor malfunction or deviance.
6.AdjectiveCharacterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.
7.NounA confection of caramelized sugar and nuts."As a child, my favorite candy was peanut brittle."
8.NounAnything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.
9.VerbTo become brittle.
10.VerbTo gut.