brittle vs hatstand

brittle

adj
  • Emotionally fragile, easily offended. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To become brittle. 

noun
  • A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts. 

  • Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc. 

hatstand

adj
  • Crazy, insane. 

noun
  • A device used to store hats upon, consisting of a vertical pole with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of pegs to hold the hats. 

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