Meaning & use
friable
Easily crumbled or broken into small pieces or powder.
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The friable soil made it easy to dig planting holes by hand.
The old cheese had become dry and friable after weeks in the fridge.
A note on using this word
Friable is a technical term common in geology, cooking, and construction to describe materials that break apart easily.
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