crumbly
7
3.0
- adjective
- /ˈkrʌmbli/
:
desmenuzable
- We didn't let it cool long enough, so it got crumbly, but it still tasted so good!
- crumbly mixture
- crumbly texture
- crumbly cheese
Do you mean only the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate?
- Do you mean only the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate?
- When she broke this open, it was a little bit more crumbly, and this is a little bit more soft and creamy.
- It's like a little bit crumbly but God damn.
- Your heart should be open, soft, you know, not crumbly and tough.
Examples
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And there was potato bread, leaden and crumbly in texture.
Fiction book (1992) -
When I go to gather it up after mixing, it always seems very crumbly and falls apart.
Blog text (15) -
The cheese is very crumbly, kind of hard.
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We want a really crumbly cake and mix it and mix it.
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This soil is like crumbly black, smells incredible.
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It's soft and kind of crumbly and spicy.
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The biscuit was so crumbly that it broke apart with the slightest touch.
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I prefer a crumbly topping on my apple pie to give it a nice texture.
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The crumbly sand at the beach was perfect for building sandcastles.
Synonyms
20
7.1
Having a crumbly, flaky texture like shortbread
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3.2
Breaking into small thin pieces like dried paint or pastry
2
8.9
Easily broken into small pieces or powder
Breaks easily into small pieces
Having a crisp, crumbly texture that breaks easily
Something that breaks into thin, flat pieces, like old paint or pastry
Antonyms
How Crumbly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crumbly comes from crumb, an old English word for a 'small piece' of bread, and the ending -ly that means 'having' a quality. That's why crumbly describes something that easily breaks into tiny pieces or 'crumbs'.