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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