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friable definition

fri·able (frī′ə bəl)

adjective

easily crumbled or crushed into powder

Etymology: Fr < L friabilis < friare, to rub, crumble < IE base *bhrēi-, to cut, scrape > Russ briti, to shave, L fricare, to rub

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