adjective🔗ShareEasily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder."The old cookie was so friable that it crumbled into dust when I tried to pick it up. "materialsubstancegeologychemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of soil) Loose and large-grained in consistency."The gardener preferred the friable soil because it was easy to work with his hands and the plants' roots could easily spread. "geologymaterialenvironmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of poisons) Likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk""The old asbestos ceiling tiles were highly friable, easily crumbling into dust that could be inhaled." "medicinesubstancematerialenvironmenttechnicalchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a number) Smooth: that factors completely into small prime numbers."The number 30 is friable because it can be easily broken down into the prime factors 2, 3, and 5. "mathnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
