Brittler

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Characterized by a tendency to break or shatter easily; demonstrating a fragile quality in physical structure or material; exhibiting a lack of resilience or toughness in form or nature
2. Describing something that can easily fracture upon impact or stress; indicating a state of being delicate and prone to damage; relating to a lack of durability and robustness in assets or substances
3. Reflecting a condition where breaking or snapping occurs with minimal effort; conveying a sense of fragility in physical items or situations; suggesting minimal resistance to breaking under pressure or force

Etymology: "Brittler" is simply the comparative of "brittle," so it means more brittle: more likely to break, crack or shatter. The base word traces back to Middle English "britel," "brutel" or "brotel," which came from an Old English form reconstructed as "brytel" or "bryttol," meaning "brittle" or "fragile" and literally "prone to or tending to break." That sense of breaking is built into the word from the start. The word breaks down into two parts: "brit," a stem related to breaking, and the suffix "-le," which in English forms words describing a tendency or repeated action, as in "wrestle" or "sparkle." So the comparative "brittler" adds the regular English "-er" to indicate that one thing has this quality to a greater degree than another.

Synonyms: more fragile, more breakable, more delicate, more crisp, more frail

Antonyms: stronger, tougher, hardier, more durable, more resilient