Found 2 items, similar to Friable.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: friable
friable
adj 1: easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder;
“friable sandstone”;
“friable carcinomatous tissue”;
“friable curds formed in the stomach”
2: (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency;
“light sandy soil” [syn:
light,
sandy]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Friable
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.
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