If so, it will be fairly rigid and slightly brittle.

It produces a tofu that is tender but slightly brittle in texture.

Mostly, the group's sound combined warmth and precision with the slightly brittle edge that gives early string instruments their appeal.

He felt slightly brittle but not seriously hung-over.

The stirrer snaps and she gives me a slightly brittle smile.

Her slightly brittle posture and her age-spotted hands gave her away.

His voice was clear, but slightly brittle.

Her voice had a slightly brittle edge to it, a huskiness beneath its silken surface.

This will dry the skin of the duck and make it slightly brittle.

"It's always so hectic there," said Theodora, her voice slightly brittle.