brickly

Thân thiện

The old wooden floorboards were brickly and creaked underfoot.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having little elasticity; hence easily cracked, fractured, or snapped. This describes a material or object that is rigid and fragile, lacking the ability to bend or flex without breaking.

Usage

The word "brickly" is a dialectal term. It is used informally, primarily in certain regional dialects, to describe something as brittle or fragile. It is not commonly found in standard formal writing.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The old, dry branches were brickly and shattered when they fell.
  • Be careful with that antique plate; it's quite brickly.

Advanced Usage

• Dialectal Use: "Brickly" and its variant "brickle" are considered non-standard, dialectal synonyms for "brittle." Their use identifies a speaker's regional background.
  • Her grandmother's speech was full of old words like "brickly" for fragile things.

Variants and Related Words

• Brickle (adj): A dialectal variant with the same meaning as "brickly."
  • That toffee is brickle and hard to chew.
• Brittle (adj): The standard term meaning easily broken, fragile.
  • The brittle autumn leaves crunched underfoot.

Synonyms

• Brittle: Easily broken or shattered.
• Fragile: Easily broken or damaged.
• Crisp: Firm and easily broken (often used for food).
• Friable: Easily crumbled.

Antonyms

• Flexible: Capable of bending easily without breaking.
• Elastic: Able to resume its original shape after being stretched or compressed.
• Pliable: Easily bent or shaped.
• Resilient: Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• brittle
• brickle