“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
CRUMBLY
crumbly, friable
(adjective) easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; “friable sandstone”; “friable carcinomatous tissue”; “friable curds formed in the stomach”; “crumbly cookies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
crumbly (comparative crumblier or more crumbly, superlative crumbliest or most crumbly)
Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.
Noun
crumbly (plural crumblies)
(slang, pejorative) A decrepit old person.
Source: Wiktionary
Crum"bly (-bl), a.
Definition: EAsily crumbled; friable; brittle. "The crumbly soil." Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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