Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Wednesday Word: Friable

(by Mammils @ EdviantART)


friable |ˈfrīəbəl|adjectiveeasily crumbled the soil was friable between her fingers.DERIVATIVESfriability |ˌfrīəˈbilətē| nounfriableness nounORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latinfriabilis, from friare ‘to crumble.’

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