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abligurition
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spending lots on fine foods
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abrogate
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revoke (a law, right, or formal agreement)
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repeal
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revoke (a law or congressional act)
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accost
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approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively
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acerb(ic)
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(esp. of a comment or style of speaking) sharp and forthright
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acquiesce
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accept something reluctantly but without protest
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acquit
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1. free (someone) from a criminal charge (by a verdict of not guilty)
2. conduct (oneself) or perform in a specified way: all the young women in the contest acquitted themselves well. |
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adduce
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cite (something) as evidence
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adjourn
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1. postpone
2. (of people who are together) go somewhere else, typically for refreshment: they adjourned to a local bar. |
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adjunct
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1. a supplementary thing added to something
2. (of a person) subordinate or assistant |
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forthright
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outspoken, straightforward, honest
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affected
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artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress: the gesture appeared both affected and stagy.
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stagy
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excessively theatrical, exaggerated
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airy
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1. (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
2. delicate, as though filled with or made of air: airy clouds. 3. giving an impression of light gracefulness and elegance: her airy presence filled the house. 4. giving an impression of being unconcerned or not serious, typically about something taken seriously by others: her airy unconcern for economy. |
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ambivalent
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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
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angler
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a person who fishes with a rod and line. a carp angler.
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anon
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[adv, archaic] soon, shortly: I'll see you anon.
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appraise
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1. assess the value or quality of something
2. (of an official or expert) set a price on something figipa: apr/eis/ |
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apprise
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inform someone
figipa: apr/ais/ |
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apprehension
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1. anxiety/fear something bad will happen
2. understanding, grasp: the pure apprehension of the work of art 3. the action of arresting someone |
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ardent
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enthusiastic or passionate
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arduous
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difficult and tiring
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strenuous
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requiring or using great exertion: all your muscles need more oxygen during strenuous exercise.
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ashen
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pale gray, like ash.
• (of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness |
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assuage
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es: aliviar (una mala sensaciónn); satisfacer (una necesidad)
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liaison
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1. communication/cooperation between people/organizations
2. a person who acts as a link between groups 3. sexual relationship, esp. if secret and involves unfaithfulness |
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behest
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authoritative command
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asunder
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apart, divided; into pieces
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averse
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having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
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avid
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having/showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something
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balk
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1. hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking: any gardener will at first balk at enclosing the garden.
• [ with obj. ] thwart or hinder (a plan or person): the utmost of his influence will be invoked to balk the law. • [ with obj. ] (balk someone of) prevent a person or animal from having (something): the lions, fearing to be balked of their prey. • (of a horse) refuse to go on. |
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barge
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noun: very flat boat for carrying freight (es: barcaza)
verb: (____ in/into) intrude or interrupt rudely or awkwardly |
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barrage
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es: bombardeo
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basal
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forming or belonging to a bottom layer or base
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bawl
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noun: a loud, unrestrained shout; a loud weep
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beatnik
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a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation
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beckon
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gesture with hand/arm/head to someone to come nearer or follow
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beget
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(typically of a man, sometimes of a man and a woman) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction: they hoped that the King might beget an heir by his new queen.
2 give rise to; bring about: success begets further success. |
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belay
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fix (a running rope) around a cleat, pin, rock, or other object, to secure it.
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belie
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1. (of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict: his lively alert manner belied his years.
2. fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray: the notebooks belie Darwin's later recollection. |
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bough
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main branch of a tree (not trunk)
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bellow
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a deep roaring shout or sound (typically pain/anger)
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bequeath
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leave (a personal estate or one's body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
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beribboned
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decorated with ribbons
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beset
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(of a problem or difficulty) trouble or threaten persistently: the social problems that beset the inner city | she was beset with self-doubt | [ as adj. ] : poverty is a besetting problem.
• surround and harass; assail on all sides: I was beset by clouds of flies. • hem in; enclose: the ship was beset by ice. |
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bespeak
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1. (of an appearance or action) suggest; be evidence of: the attractive tree-lined road bespoke money.
2. order or reserve (something) in advance: obtaining the affidavits that it has been necessary to bespeak. |
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betake
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go to: I shall betake myself to my room.
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billow
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a large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam
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bine
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a long flexible stem of a climbing plant, esp. the hop.
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binge
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indulge in an activity, esp. eating, to excess: some dieters say they cannot help binging on chocolate
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blare
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loud harsh sound
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blear
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make dim; blur [esp. vision]
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blissful
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extremely happy; full of joy
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blub
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cry noisily and uncontrollably; sob
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blubber
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1. n: the fat of sea mammals, esp. whales and seals
2. adj, archaic: (of a person's lips) swollen or protruding 3. verb: synonym of blub (cry uncontrollably) |
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bluff
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an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something
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blunder
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stupid or careless mistake
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bluster
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1. talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect: you threaten and bluster, but won't carry it through
2. (of a storm, wind, or rain) blow or beat fiercely and noisily: a winter gale blustered against the sides of the house |
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bodacious
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excellent, admirable, or attractive: the restaurant serves bodacious grilled lobster
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bodge
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make or repair (something) badly or clumsily: the door was bodged together from old planks
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bog
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wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body
[be bogged down = be stuck in mud; can be used metaphorically] |
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bogan
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[Aus./NZ, informal]
1. a boringly conventional or old-fashioned person 2. an uncouth or uncultured person |
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boisterous
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noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy
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bombastic
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high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated: bombastic rhetoric | bombastic music that drowned out what anyone was saying
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bonk
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1. knock or hit (something) so as to cause a reverberating sound: he bonked his head on the plane's low bulkhead.
2. have sexual intercourse with (someone). 3. [ no obj. ] (of a cyclist or runner) reach a point of exhaustion that makes one unable to go further: I bonked and couldn't pedal another stroke. |
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capricious
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es: caprichoso
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facetious
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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant
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reckon
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es: contar (con), considerar
1. calculate: his debts were reckoned at $300,000 2. conclude (after a calculation): he reckons that the army should pull out entirely 3. (reckon on) rely on or be sure of doing, having, or dealing with: they had reckoned on a day or two more of privacy. |
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boon
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1. a thing that is helpful or beneficial: the navigation system will be a boon to both civilian and military users.
2. [archaic] a favor or request: may I have the inestimable boon of a few minutes' conversation? 3. (adj.) (of a companion or friend) close; intimate; favorite: he debated the question with a few boon companions in the barroom |
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boorish
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rough and bad-mannered
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booth
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es: cabina, puestito
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bore
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the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube
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bosom
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1. chest (esp. female breasts)
2. (metaphor) used to refer to the chest as the seat of emotions: quivering dread was settling in her bosom |
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botch
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carry out (a task) badly or carelessly: the ability to take on any task without botching it
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bout
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1. a short period of intense activity of a specified kind: occasional bouts of strenuous exercise | a drinking bout
2. a wrestling or boxing match |
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rebus
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a puzzle in which words are represented by combinations of pictures and individual letters
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diorama
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a model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures, either in miniature or as a large-scale museum exhibit.
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usher
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1. show or guide (someone) somewhere: a waiter ushered me to a table.
2. (usher something in) cause or mark the start of something new: the railroads ushered in an era of cheap mass travel. |
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gale
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a very strong wind: it was almost blowing a gale
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shear
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noun: (plural shears) scissors
verb (past shorn): 1. cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal). 2. break off or cause to break off, owing to a structural strain: [ no obj. ] : the derailleur sheared and jammed in the rear wheel | [ with obj. ] : the left wing had been almost completely sheared off |
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boxy
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1. squarish in shape
2. (of a room or space) cramped: the children are too old to share this boxy bedroom 3. (of recorded sound) restricted in tone |
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bracken
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a type of fern
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brawny
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physically strong; muscular
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brisk
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active, fast, and energetic: a good brisk walk | business appeared to be brisk.
• (of the weather or wind) cold but fresh and enlivening. • sharp or abrupt: the brisk, dismissive nod of her head. |
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brittle
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hard but liable to break or shatter easily: her bones became fragile and brittle.
• (of a sound, esp. a person's voice) unpleasantly hard and sharp and showing signs of instability or nervousness: a brittle laugh. • (of a person or behavior) appearing aggressive or hard but unstable or nervous within: her manner was artificially bright and brittle. |
