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friable (FRIGH uh buhl) (adjective), more friable, most friable
1. Easily crumbled or reduced to tiny particles: The builders used friable asbestos insulation in the new house.
Sandstone is easy to work with because it consists of friable material.
Sand is used sometimes to make the soil more friable.
2. Etymology: Don't confuse this friable with something that can be "fried", or is "fryable", because fry and friable are unrelated and they come from different roots.
The term fry is from Latin frigere, "to roast to, parch" or to cook food over direct heat in a pan in hot oil or fat; while friable is from Latin friabilis, based on friare, "to crumble".
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“most friable”
friable (FRIGH uh buhl) (adjective), more friable, most friable
Pertaining to being easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder: The builders used friable asbestos insulation in the new house.
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