crumbly
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crumbly (ˈkrʌmblɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -blier, -bliest | |
| 1. | easily crumbled or crumbling |
| —n , -blier, -bliest, -blies | |
| 2. | slang (Brit) an older person |
| 'crumbliness | |
| —n | |
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Crumbly
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
Any stone that is not overly soft and crumbly seems to have been used for a wall.
The ceramic superconductors are brittle and crumbly and therefore it's troublesome to make wires, bricks, etc out of them.
The ethyl groups replace oxygen in the silicate ion chains, creating a solid but crumbly silicone polymer.
Bath salts appear as pure white to light brown substances and are made up of a water-soluble, crumbly powder with a slight odor.
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