Assertion: nail | /r/HasProperty | brittle
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: If your nails are dry and brittle, cutting them when you nails are dry can cause further cracking.
text: If your nails are brittle, moisturize your nails and cuticles at bedtime and cover them with cotton gloves.
text: The proband was a 5-year-old girl who was normal except for her nails: the base of the nails appeared nearly normal, but the nails increased in thickness toward the distal ends, appearing to grow in thickness at the expense of length, and were very brittle and dry.