Poorly error- or fault-tolerant; having little in the way of redundancy or defense in depth; susceptible to catastrophic failure in the event of a relatively-minor malfunction or deviance.
Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.
Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact.
Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
To become brittle.
A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
Free of foreign material or pollutants.
Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
Mere; that and that only.
Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
A lot of.
Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
One who, or that which, is pure.
to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately