Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crumbly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
crumbly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.

noun

A decrepit old person.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English crumble Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English crumbly From crumble + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

crumblier (comparative) more crumbly (comparative) crumbliest (superlative) most crumbly (superlative) crumblies (plural)

Derived Forms

crumbliness noncrumbly

Synonyms

crumby friable

Questions

What does crumbly mean?
Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.
Where does crumbly come from?
Etymology tree English crumble Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English crumbly From crumble + -y.

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