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crumbly

[ kruhm-blee ]

/ ˈkrʌm bli /

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adjective, crum·bli·er, crum·bli·est.

apt to crumble; friable.

Origin of crumbly

First recorded in 1515–25; crumble + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM crumbly

crum·bli·ness, noun un·crum·bly, adjective

Words nearby crumbly

cruizie, cruller, crumb, crumble, crumblings, crumbly, crumbs, crumbum, crumby, crumhorn, crummie

Example sentences from the Web for crumbly

Add the butter and mix it on low speed until the mixture is crumbly.

The Barefoot Contessa Knows How To Make Us Crumble |Ina Garten |November 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
However, the crumbly texture helps make it a sinfully delicious topping for yogurt.

Carrot Cake Without Eggs Recipe |Emily Chang |March 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Gapper let him have 'em for two cents, because he'd had 'em a good while and the edges of 'em were some crumbly.

The William Henry Letters |Abby Morton Diaz
Just by the smell of them your mind's eye pictured them coming from the oven—crisp brown circlets, crumbly, toothsome, delectable.

Cheerful--By Request |Edna Ferber

At first they walked on concrete and then came to a crumbly edge of it and found themselves stepping on hard, sandy earth.

The Einstein See-Saw |Miles John Breuer
Heres a broken one, and she reached over the screen and passed Dot the crumbly bit of candy.

The Corner House Girls |Grace Brooks Hill
Pilkins conducted them to the crumbly red brick house of the Von der Ruyslings.

Roads of Destiny |O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for crumbly

crumbly

/ (ˈkrʌmblɪ) /

adjective -blier or -bliest

easily crumbled or crumbling

noun -blies

British slang an older person

Derived forms of crumbly

crumbliness, noun