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friable

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fri·a·ble  (fr-bl)
adj.
Readily crumbled; brittle: friable asbestos insulation.
[Latin fribilis, from frire, to crumble.]
fria·bili·ty, fria·ble·ness n.
friable [ˈfraɪəbəl]
adj
easily broken up; crumbly
[from Latin friābilis, from friāre to crumble; related to Latin fricāre to rub down]
friability , friableness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.friable - easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach";"crumbly cookies"
crumbly
breakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
Translations
friable [ˈfraɪəbl] ADJ → friable, desmenuzable
friable
adj → bröckelig, krümelig
friable [ˈfraɪəb/əl] adj (frm) → friabile
friable [ˈfraɪəb/əl] adj (frm) → friabile


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In taking down the body the men disturbed the loose, friable earth of the slope below it, disclosing human bones already nearly uncovered by the action of water and frost.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
Then Charles returned to his isolated abode, always alone, slow and sad, amusing himself with making the friable and moving sand creak beneath his feet.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
The damp had rendered it friable, and Dantes was able to break it off -- in small morsels, it is true, but at the end of half an hour he had scraped off a handful; a mathematician might have calculated that in two years, supposing that the rock was not encountered, a passage twenty feet long and two feet broad, might be formed.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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