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briosc.

brittle, fragile

6 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/bʲɾʲisˠk//bʲɾʲɨsˠk/Kerry, also

  1. brittle, fragile

  2. crisp, friable

  3. brisk (full of liveliness and activity)

  4. flatulent

Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish brisc, from Proto-Celtic *briskos. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic brisg.

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