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friable definition

friable


 
  Overview  of  adj  friable 
 
  The  adj  friable  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  friable  --  (easily  broken  into  small  fragments  or  reduced  to  powder;  "friable  sandstone";  "friable  carcinomatous  tissue";  "friable  curds  formed  in  the  stomach") 
  2.  friable,  light,  sandy  --  ((used  of  soil)  loose  and  large-grained  in  consistency;  "light  sandy  soil") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  friable 
 
  2  senses  of  friable 
 
  Sense  1 
  friable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  breakable)  ->  unbreakable 
 
  Sense  2 
  friable,  light,  sandy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  loose)  ->  compact 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  friable 
 
  2  senses  of  friable 
 
  Sense  1 
  friable 
  =>  breakable  (vs.  unbreakable) 
 
  Sense  2 
  friable,  light,  sandy 
  =>  loose  (vs.  compact) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  friable 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  friable 
 
  friable  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  friable 
  friable 
 
  Overview  of  adj  friable 
 
  The  adj  friable  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  friable  --  (easily  broken  into  small  fragments  or  reduced  to  powder;  "friable  sandstone";  "friable  carcinomatous  tissue";  "friable  curds  formed  in  the  stomach") 
  2.  friable,  light,  sandy  --  ((used  of  soil)  loose  and  large-grained  in  consistency;  "light  sandy  soil") 



friable definition