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Definition of friable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

friable

adjective
 
/ˈfraɪəbl/
 
/ˈfraɪəbl/
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  1. easily broken up into small pieces
    • friable soil
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin friabilis, from friare ‘to crumble’.
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