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crumbly

adj

Etymology

From crumble + -y.

  1. derived from cruma
  2. inherited from *crymlan✻ — “to crumble”
  3. inherited from *crymblen✻
  4. suffixed as crumbly — “crumble + y”

Definitions

  1. Easy to break into small fragments

    Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.

    • Near-synonym: crumby

  2. A decrepit old person.

    • If they are right, then why aren't we seeing old crumblies like you on the cover of Vogue?

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA