crumbly

English

Etymology

From crumble +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.

Translations

easy to break

Bulgarian: трошлив (bg) (trošliv), ронлив (bg) (ronliv)
Finnish: hauras (fi), mureneva, murustava (of food), murea (fi)
German: bröselig (de)
Greek:
Ancient: ψαφαρός m (psapharós)
Ingrian: murria
Scots: frush
Tagalog: damol

Noun

crumbly (plural crumblies)

(slang, derogatory) A decrepit old person.
- 2005, Sharon Grehan, Random Acts of Malice (page 61)
  If they are right, then why aren't we seeing old crumblies like you on the cover of Vogue?

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