friable

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

Borrowed from French friable, from Latin friābilis (“friable”), from friō (“to crumble”).

It consists of good mould, very friable, and when spread out over the service ought to prove fertile. — Impressions of South Africa, James Bryce, Viscount Bryce
You friable shore with trails of debris, You fish-shaped island, I take what is underfoot, What is yours is mine my father. — Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
Sinking a shaft, he found that the limestone grew so soft and friable that it could be easily dug out with a pick. — Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania, Jewett C. (Jewett Castello) Gilson

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