The meaning of Friable

adjective

Hard but liable to break easily.

Usage examples:

Her bones became fragile and brittle

noun

A brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar.

Usage examples:

Peanut brittle

adjective

Consisting of or rich in chalk.

Usage examples:

Chalky soil

adjective

(of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle.

Usage examples:

Crisp bacon

noun

A wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack.

Usage examples:

Cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps

verb

Give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill.

Usage examples:

Crisp the pitta in the oven

adjective

Consisting of or easily breaking into small fragments.

Usage examples:

The cheese has a sharp flavour and is crumbly and moist

noun

An old person.

Usage examples:

The high proportion of crumblies in the population

adjective

Breaking easily into small pieces

Usage examples:

Bread with a crumbly texture

adjective

Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.

Usage examples:

The jacket kept me warm and dry

noun

(of information, writing, etc.) dully factual.

Usage examples:

The dry facts of the matter

verb

Free from liquid or moisture

adjective

Covered with, full of, or resembling dust.

Usage examples:

Dusty old records

adjective

Covered in dust

Usage examples:

Piles of dusty books lay on the floor., we drove along the dusty road., dusty pink

verb

Reduce (a substance) to a fine powder or smooth paste.

Usage examples:

This clay, carefully levigated, yielded a red ware

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of powder in texture.

Usage examples:

When the package was opened, a powdery white substance fell out

adjective

Having the form of powder

adjective

Consisting of fine particles; powdery or crumbly.

Usage examples:

With a much larger current, pure chromium separates in a pulverulent form

adjective

Easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.

Usage examples:

Soft margarine

adverb

(of a consonant) pronounced as a fricative (as c in ice ).

adjective

Not hard or firm; changing its shape when pressed

Usage examples:

The crabs are plucked from the water before their soft shells have had a chance to harden., the bab…