crack
verb (used without object)
to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured.
crackable
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a word derived from
crack.
Example Sentences
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Postquantum cryptography hinges on the belief that modern cybersecurity systems are built with crackable codes.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Hurston had complicated the job of any future biographer, Ms. Boyd wrote, by disguising “many truths of her life in a confounding but crackable code.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2022
They produce buggy malware and easily crackable encryption programs, said senior security researcher Kyle Wilhoit at security conference DerbyCon.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2017
Any word found in the dictionary is easily crackable.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2013
Nay, it is unavoidable; for though a lady's word may be ever so crackable, you cannot have the conscience to break your husband's word, so I depend upon it.
From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by George Saintsbury
