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CRUMBLY
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Irregular inflected forms: crumblier , crumbliest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
Example:
crumbly cookies
Synonyms:
crumbly; friable
Classified under:
Similar:
breakable (capable of being broken or damaged)
Derivation:
crumb (small piece of e.g. bread or cake)
crumbliness (excessive breakableness)