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    CRUMBLY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: crumblier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, crumbliest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: crumblier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: crumbliest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powderplay

    Example:

    crumbly cookies

    Synonyms:

    crumbly; friable

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    breakable (capable of being broken or damaged)

    Derivation:

    crumb (small piece of e.g. bread or cake)

    crumbliness (excessive breakableness)

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