Associations to the word «Friable»

Wiktionary

FRIABLE, adjective. Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
FRIABLE, adjective. (of soil) Loose and large-grained in consistency.
FRIABLE, adjective. (of poisons) Likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk
FRIABLE, adjective. (math) (of a number) smooth: that factors completely into small prime numbers.

Dictionary definition

FRIABLE, adjective. Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach";"crumbly cookies".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca