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friable
[ frahy-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈfraɪ ə bəl /
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adjective
easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock.
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Origin of friable
First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin friābilis, equivalent to friā(re) “to rub, crumble” + -ābilis -able
OTHER WORDS FROM friable
fri·a·bil·i·ty, fri·a·ble·ness, nounun·fri·a·ble, adjectiveun·fri·a·ble·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH friable
friable , fryableWords nearby friable
Freyre, Freytag, F.R.G., F.R.G.S., Fri., friable, friar, friarbird, friarly, Friar Minor, Friar Minor Capuchin
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British Dictionary definitions for friable
friable
/ (ˈfraɪəbəl) /
adjective
easily broken up; crumbly
Derived forms of friable
friability or friableness, nounWord Origin for friable
C16: from Latin friābilis, from friāre to crumble; related to Latin fricāre to rub down
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