broos — meaning in English

English meaning

• brittle adj Hard but easily broken, snapped, or shattered.
• buskin noun A soft boot that comes up to the calf or the knee.
• fragile adjective Easily broken or damaged; delicate.

Senses

broos is used for these senses in English:

• brittle Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.
• buskin (historical) A type of soft calf- or knee-high boot that laces up the front, sometimes featuring open toes or thick soles, worn in the Greco-Roman world by hunters and horsemen, as well as by actors in Athenian tragedy.
• fragile (figuratively) Readily disrupted or destroyed.

brittle — full definition

1. adj Hard but easily broken, snapped, or shattered.
2. adj Emotionally fragile; easily hurt or upset.
3. noun A hard candy made from caramelized sugar and nuts.

buskin — full definition

1. noun A soft boot that comes up to the calf or the knee.
2. noun (Christianity) A bishop's ceremonial stocking-like garment, sometimes decorated with gold thread, worn under sandals during formal services.
3. noun A laced boot reaching the calf or knee, sometimes open-toed or thick-soled, worn in ancient Greece and Rome by hunters, riders and tragic actors.
4. noun (figurative) Tragic theater; drama of a serious, sorrowful kind.

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