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crumbly
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crum·bly  (krmbl)
adj. crum·bli·er, crum·bli·est
Easily crumbled; friable.

crumbli·ness n.

crumbly [ˈkrʌmblɪ]
adj -blier, -bliest
easily crumbled or crumbling
crumbliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.crumbly - easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach";"crumbly cookies"
breakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"

crumbly
adjective brittle, short (of pastry), powdery, friable The soil is dry and crumbly.
Translations
crumbly [ˈkrʌmblɪ] ADJ (crumblier (compar) (crumbliest (superl))) [earth] → quebradizo; [cheese] → que se desmenuza con facilidad (Culin) [mixture] → quebradizo (US) [pastry] → sobado
crumbly [ˈkrʌmbli]
adj [texture, consistency] → friable; [soil] → friable; [cheese, biscuit, chocolate] → qui s'émiette facilement; [pastry] → friable
n (pejorative) (= old person) → vieux croulant m >
crumbly
adj (+er) stone, earthbröckelig; cake, breadkrümelig, bröselig
crumbly [ˈkrʌmblɪ] adjfriabile
crumbly [ˈkrʌmblɪ] adjfriabile


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