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Brittle vs Snappy - What's the difference?

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Brittle is a related term of snappy.


As adjectives the difference between brittle and snappy

is that brittle is inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure while snappy is (label) rapid and without delay.

As a noun brittle

is (uncountable) a confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.

brittle

English

(wikipedia brittle)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
    • Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron.
    A diamond is hard but brittle .
  • * 1977 , , Penguin Classics, p. 329:
    • 'Do you suppose our convent, and I too, / Are insufficient, then, to pray for you? / Thomas, that joke's not good. Your faith is brittle .
  • Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
  • * Shortbread'' is my favorite cold pastry, yet being so brittle it crumbles easily, and a lot goes to waste.
  • (archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
  • Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
    • What a brittle personality! A little misunderstanding and he's an emotional wreck.
  • (informal, proscribed) Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Merck manual Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.

    • Related terms

    * brittleness

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
    • As a child, my favorite candy was peanut brittle .
  • (uncountable) Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * brickle

    See also

    * break, breakable * short (adjective)

    References

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    snappy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (label) Rapid and without delay.
    • (=hurry up)
  • (label) Irritable.
  • (label) Tidy; well-dressed; sharp.
  • Chilly, brisk, sharp.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The day was cool and snappy for August, and the Rise all green with a lavish nature. Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:

    Synonyms

    * (rapid and without delay) fast, immediate, quick * (irritable) irritable, peevish, testy, tetchy

    Derived terms

    * make it snappy