FRI'ABLE, a. [L. friabilis, from frio, to break or crumble. Heb. to break.]
Easily crumbled or pulverized; easily reduced to powder. Pumice and calcined stones are very friable.
Webster's Dictionary 1828
FRI'ABLE, a. [L. friabilis, from frio, to break or crumble. Heb. to break.]
Easily crumbled or pulverized; easily reduced to powder. Pumice and calcined stones are very friable.