FRIABLE


Meaning of FRIABLE in English

— friability, friableness , n.

/fruy"euh beuhl/ , adj.

easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock.

[ 1555-65; friabilis, equiv. to fria ( re ) to rub, crumble + -abilis -ABLE ]

Syn . fragile, frangible.

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