crumbly

English

Etymology

From crumble +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

1. 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, rappia
• Scots: frush
• Tagalog: damol

Noun

crumbly (plural crumblies)

1. (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?