Meaning of FRIABLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'frIubul
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- [adj] (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil"
- [adj] easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach"
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| | Synonyms: | | breakable, light, loose, sandy |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fri"a*ble\, a. [L. friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break,
or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray:
cf. F. friable.]
Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. ``Friable
ground.'' --Evelyn. ``Soft and friable texture.'' --Paley. --
{Fri'a*ble*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | breakable, brittle, brittle as glass, crackable, crimp, crisp, crispy, crumbly, crump, crushable, delicate, fissile, flimsy, fracturable, fragile, frail, frangible, lacerable, pulverizable, pulverulent, scissile, shatterable, shattery, shivery, splintery, triturable, vulnerable |
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