friable
adjective/ˈfraɪəbl/
/ˈfraɪəbl/
(specialist)- easily broken up into small pieces
- friable soil
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin friabilis, from friare ‘to crumble’.Want to learn more?
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