Crumbly synonyms
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Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
breaking-up
breaking-down
falling to pieces
Physically weak; frail; delicate
Having a tendency to break when subject to high stress. Brittle materials have undergone very little strain when they reach their elastic limit, and tend to break at that limit.
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Firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle:
Breakable; fragile
apt to crumble
Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
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Getting worse
Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
(Newfoundland) Pissed off, deeply annoyed.
worn away
Causing shivers; chilling.
Easily made into powder; friable.
That has undergone disintegration
tumbling down
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sturdy (antonym)
Atterbury
firm (antonym)
Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue:
solid (antonym)
Not hollowed out:
broken (related)
(Of a line) Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
decaying (related)
gritty (related)
Showing resolution and fortitude; plucky:
pulverizable
That can be pulverized
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Showing the effects of worry or anxiety
To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate:
To rot or decompose
To cause to crumble.
pliable (antonym)
The definition of pliable is a person or thing that bends or is easily influenced.
flexible (antonym)
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
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chalky (related)
gloopy (related)
stringy (related)
flaky (related)
doughy (related)
waxy (related)
claggy (related)
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Find another word for crumbly. In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for crumbly, like: short, breaking-up, breaking-down, falling to pieces, friable, fragile, brittle, crisp, frangible, apt to crumble and frail.