1. (

• brittle ,
• toffee ,
• toffy

) caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets ;

1. (

• brittle ,
• brickle ,
• brickly

) having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" ;

2. (

• brittle

) lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman" ;

3. (

• brittle ,
• unannealed

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