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friable

[ frahy-uh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly:
friable rock.
Synonyms: frangible, fragile

friable

/ ˈfraɪəbəl /

Origin of friable¹

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin friābilis, equivalent to friā(re) “to rub, crumble” + -ābilis -able

Origin of friable¹

C16: from Latin friābilis , from friāre to crumble; related to Latin fricāre to rub down

Another specimen of sandstone is friable, of a light flesh-red colour, and apparently composed of the debris of granite.

At B will be observed the employment of masonry to strengthen the crumbling walls of the friable tufa.

They are sometimes very friable, sometimes very hard; and some that are friable when they first fall, become hard afterwards.

The top-spit earth from an upland pasture, loamy, friable, and well reduced; 3.

The bottoms are of rich friable earth, and afford grass of various kinds, among others that of red clover.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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