crumbly

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adjective

Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.

“Near-synonym: crumby”

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crumbyfriablebreakable
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Meanings

adjectivecrumbly (comparative crumblier or more crumbly, superlative crumbliest or most crumbly)

comparative crumblier · comparative more crumbly · superlative crumbliest · superlative most crumbly

  1. Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.

    Near-synonym: crumby

    Synonyms: crumby

nouncrumbly (plural crumblies)

plural crumblies

  1. derogatoryslangA decrepit old person.

    If they are right, then why aren't we seeing old crumblies like you on the cover of Vogue?

    2005, Sharon Grehan, Random Acts of Malice, page 61

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveEasy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.

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crumby

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveeasily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder

Similar
friablebreakable
Also see
breakablecrumbyfriablerotten

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From crumble + -y.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ψαφαρός
  • ψαφαρός (psapharós)easy to break
Bulgarian трошлив, ронлив
  • трошлив (trošliv)easy to break
  • ронлив (ronliv)easy to break
Finnish hauras, mureneva
  • hauraseasy to break
  • murenevaeasy to break
  • murustavaeasy to break
  • mureaeasy to break
German bröselig
  • bröseligeasy to break
Spanish friable
  • friableeasy to break
Tagalog damol
  • damoleasy to break
Cite this entry
APA

crumbly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crumbly

MLA

“crumbly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crumbly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crumbly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crumbly.

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