friable

pronunciation

How to pronounce friable in British English: UK [ˈfraɪəbl]word uk audio image

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  • Adjective:
    easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
    (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency

Word Origin

friable (adj.)
1560s, from Middle French friable (16c.) and directly from Latin friabilis "easily crumbled or broken," from friare "rub away, crumble into small pieces," related to fricare "to rub" (see friction). Related: Friability.

Example

1. It is also relatively hard and not friable .
2. It is relatively hard and not friable .
3. This open-surfaced perlite tends to be angular in shape and quite friable .

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