adjective
- more brittle; more easily broken or shattered
Usage: comparative form of brittle
Examples
- The old plastic became brittler as it aged in the sun.
- This glass is brittler than the tempered kind we use in the lab.
- Cold temperatures make the material brittler and more prone to cracking.
- The brittler the cookie, the more it crumbles when you bite it.
- Winter made the tree branches brittler and more likely to snap under snow.