BRITTLEST Synonyms

• a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

• (of something seen or heard) clearly defined

• tender and brittle

• pleasantly cold and invigorating

• pleasingly firm and fresh

• (of hair) in small tight curls

• brief and to the point; effectively cut short

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

• make brown and crisp by heating

• exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

• marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique

• easily broken or damaged or destroyed

• easily hurt

• developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety

• difficult to handle; requiring great tact

• of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely

• of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles

• money extracted as a penalty

• an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

• in a delicate manner

• being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

• minutely precise especially in differences in meaning

• thin in thickness or diameter

• characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment

• free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity

• record a fine as a penalty in a police record

• impose a fine on

• not convincing

• a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies

• lacking solidity or strength

• lacking substance or significance

• easily broken or damaged or destroyed

• vulnerably delicate

• lacking substance or significance

• capable of being broken

• having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped

• having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped

• caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

• caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

• (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured