friable

Modifies a noun

• loam: Filled with [ 4195 ] a friable sandy loam ( 10yr 4/6 dark yellow brown ) with various sized pebbles.
• silt: Above these is [ 4191 ] friable sandy silt ( 10yr 3/4 dark yellow brown ) with mixed stones.
• sand: Above this was 017, a friable light gray sand with many stones, including packing stones.
• clay: A further layer of packing, 042, a friable sandy clay ( 7.5 YR 3/3 dark brown ) with more stones overlay this.
• soil: A deep, friable, well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter incorporated is ideal.
• rock: Eventually we were bridging up a narrow gully on friable rock.

Modifying Another Word

• very: The bones here were very friable whilst other long bones appeared reasonably strong.
• extremely: It contains a very high quartz and chert content, so that it is extremely friable.
• too: This is because it can be heated and reheated more than 25 times before it becomes too friable to re-use.
• quite: These consist of layers of sand, silt and clay which are quite friable, especially in certain weather conditions.
• somewhat: While quite cheap, a disadvantage is that its surface is somewhat friable and little particles rub off and get everywhere.
• highly: Adding bulky organic matter builds a highly friable, water-retentive and fertile soil.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Experiments with fired clay and plaster stamps yielded similar problems to stone, and the plaster rapidly became friable.