Origin: Latin
suffix -able
Friable has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
"friable sandstone"
"friable carcinomatous tissue"
"friable curds formed in the stomach"
"crumbly cookies"
2
Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
Example Sentences
"friable sandstone"
adjective
"friable carcinomatous tissue"
adjective
"friable curds formed in the stomach"
adjective
"crumbly cookies"
adjective
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