'Friable' definitions:

Definition of 'friable'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach";"crumbly cookies" [syn: crumbly, friable]

Definition of 'Friable'

From: GCIDE
  • Friable \Fri"a*ble\, a. [L. friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray: cf. F. friable.] Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. "Friable ground." --Evelyn. "Soft and friable texture." --Paley. -- Fri'a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'friable'

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