KK24

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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