| Main Entry: | friable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brittle |
Synonyms: |
breakable, crumbly, fragile |
| Notes: | friable is 'able to be crumbled, crushed into dust' while fryable is 'able to be fried' |
| Main Entry: | breakable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily hurt or destroyed |
Synonyms: |
brittle, crisp, crispy, crumbly, delicate, flimsy, fracturable, fragile, frail, frangible, friable, shatterable, shattery, splintery, vitreous, weak |
Antonyms: |
durable, sturdy, unbreakable |
| Main Entry: | brittle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fragile |
Synonyms: |
breakable, crisp, crumbling, crumbly, delicate, frail, frangible, friable, inelastic, shatterable, shivery, vitreous, weak |
Antonyms: |
durable, flexible, moveable, resilient, supple |
| Main Entry: | crisp |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brittle, dry |
Synonyms: |
crispy, crumbly, crunchy, crusty, firm, fresh, friable, green, plump, ripe, short, unwilted |
Antonyms: |
flexible, limp, soft |
| Main Entry: | crumbly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brittle |
Synonyms: |
breakable, corroded, crisp, crunchy, decayed, degenerated, deteriorated, deteriorating, disintegrated, eroded, fragile, frail, frangible, friable, oxidized, perishing, powdery, pulverizable, rotted, rotten, rusted, shivery, short, soft, worn |
Antonyms: |
flexible, pliable, soft |
| Main Entry: | crusty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brittle on outside |
Synonyms: |
crisp, crispy, crunchy, friable, hard, short, well-baked, well-done |
Antonyms: |
flexible, pliable, pliant, soft, soggy |
| Main Entry: | dusty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | filled with or covered with powdery particles |
Synonyms: |
arenaceous, arenose, chalky, crumbly, dirty, friable, granular, grubby, sandy, sooty, unclean, undusted, unswept, untouched |
Antonyms: |
clean, clear |
| Main Entry: | fragile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | breakable, dainty |
Synonyms: |
brittle, crisp, crumbly, decrepit, delicate, feeble, fine, flimsy, fracturable, frail, frangible, friable, infirm, insubstantial, shatterable, shivery, slight, unsound, weak, weakly |
Antonyms: |
durable, firm, strong, tough, unbreakable |
| Main Entry: | gritty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | granular |
Synonyms: |
abrasive, branlike, calculous, crumbly, dusty, friable, grainy, gravelly, in particles, loose, lumpy, permeable, porous, powdery, pulverant, rasping, rough, sabulous, sandy, scratchy |
Antonyms: |
fine, smooth |
| Main Entry: | light |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not heavy |
Synonyms: |
agile, airy, atmospheric, buoyant, crumbly, dainty, delicate, downy, easy, effervescent, ethereal, featherweight, feathery, filmy, flimsy, floatable, floating, fluffy, friable, frothy, gossamery, graceful, imponderous, inconsequential, insubstantial, light-footed, lightweight, lithe, little, loose, meager, nimble, petty, porous, portable, sandy, sheer, slender, slight, small, spongy, sprightly, sylphlike, thin, tissuelike, trifling, trivial, unheavy, unsubstantial, weightless |
Antonyms: |
heavy, weighted |