brittlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪtl̩i/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪdl̩i/

Forms: 1600s britly, 1700s– brittly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brittle adj., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < brittle adj. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier brittlish adj.

Now rare.

Somewhat brittle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective] > brittle or fragile > somewhat

brittlish1648

brittly1698

1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 221 A soft britly Matter.

1785 Muse Good Humour (ed. 8) II. 66 Make our muse consider,..How her own sex,..so sweet in symmetry and feature, So like their China, brittly ware,..Can bear to mingle with th' impure, That hideous, bearded monster, man.

1796 W. Taplin Compend. Pract. & Exper. Farriery 197 A harsh, brittly, irregular sealing of the sole, an inflexible rigidity of the hoof.

1822 Examiner 8 Apr. 219/1 That clear and brittly look.

1866 A. S. Fuller Forest Tree Culturist 112 Buttonwood, Sycamore... Leaves angularly sinuate-lobed or toothed; seeds produced in a brittly, coriaceous nutlet.

1997 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 24 Sept. (Sports section) 1C Toward the end of the year..you get cold and them hits get real brittly and the bones ain't as warmed up as they are now.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brittly
释义	brittlyadj. Brit. /ˈbrɪtl̩i/, U.S. /ˈbrɪdl̩i/ Forms: 1600s britly, 1700s– brittly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brittle adj., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < brittle adj. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier brittlish adj. Now rare. Somewhat brittle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective] > brittle or fragile > somewhat brittlish1648 brittly1698 1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 221 A soft britly Matter. 1785 Muse Good Humour (ed. 8) II. 66 Make our muse consider,..How her own sex,..so sweet in symmetry and feature, So like their China, brittly ware,..Can bear to mingle with th' impure, That hideous, bearded monster, man. 1796 W. Taplin Compend. Pract. & Exper. Farriery 197 A harsh, brittly, irregular sealing of the sole, an inflexible rigidity of the hoof. 1822 Examiner 8 Apr. 219/1 That clear and brittly look. 1866 A. S. Fuller Forest Tree Culturist 112 Buttonwood, Sycamore... Leaves angularly sinuate-lobed or toothed; seeds produced in a brittly, coriaceous nutlet. 1997 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 24 Sept. (Sports section) 1C Toward the end of the year..you get cold and them hits get real brittly and the bones ain't as warmed up as they are now. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1698
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