Something that breaks easily: “She broke her arm again: Her bones must be ________.”
BRITTLE | 802 |
FRAGILE | 161 |
SOFT | 45 |
BRICKLE | 22 |
CHALKY | 12 |
BRICKLY | 11 |
WEAK | 9 |
BRASH | 5 |
FRAIL | 5 |
DELICATE | 4 |
LIKE GLASS | 3 |
NR | 3 |
ROTTEN | 3 |
BRITTLY | 2 |
CRUMBLY | 2 |
DRY | 2 |
LIKE TOOTHPICKS | 2 |
TENDER | 2 |
VERY BRITTLE | 2 |
VERY SOFT | 2 |
AWFULLY TENDER | 1 |
BRITTLE AS GLASS | 1 |
CONKY | 1 |
CRISP | 1 |
CRUBLY | 1 |
CRUMBLE | 1 |
EASY BROKEN | 1 |
EASY TO BREAK | 1 |
FLEXIBLE | 1 |
FLIMSY | 1 |
FRACTIOUS | 1 |
GLASS | 1 |
HOLLOW | 1 |
LACK CALCIUM | 1 |
LIKE MILK | 1 |
LIKE WATER | 1 |
MADE OF GLASS | 1 |
MADE OF PAPER | 1 |
MADE OF TOOTHPICKS | 1 |
MADE OUT OF GLASS | 1 |
MILKY | 1 |
PETHY | 1 |
POROUS | 1 |
PUNKY | 1 |
REAL BRITTLE | 1 |
REGALLY | 1 |
RICKETY | 1 |
SHACKLY | 1 |
SHATTER EASY | 1 |
SHORT ON CARTILAGE | 1 |
SICKLY | 1 |
SOFT AND PITHY | 1 |
SOFT LIKE HER HEAD | 1 |
SPINDLY | 1 |
THIN | 1 |
VERY BREAKABLE | 1 |
VERY DELICATE | 1 |
VERY FRAGILE | 1 |
VERY WEAK | 1 |
WOBBLY | 1 |
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