crumbly
Americanadjective
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crumblier,
comparative
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crumbliest
superlative
adjective
noun
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During the first 500,000 years, the amount of crumbly material dropped before rising again over the following million years.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
The classic starts with a buttery, crumbly shortbread base, topped with a layer of lightly salted gooey caramel, and finished with a lush chocolate ganache.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
An oil driller tapped into the wet, crumbly ore at Florence in the 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
"It was a bit damp and there was all this crumbly plaster and stuff in there - then my hand stumbled on this solid object and I pulled out this glass bottle."
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
I pop the piece into my mouth and the chocolate gives way to a crumbly center that tastes like toffee and honey.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
It will be crumblier when you make it without gluten, but the heartiness makes up for that.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2023
The resulting cake is crumblier — because duh, it doesn't have the fat! — but it's good.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2022
This fall, we set out to publish the most delicious apple-cranberry crisp recipe of all time — one that was bursting with juicy fruit, lightly spiced, with the butteriest, crumbliest topping.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2022
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