as in brittle
having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure
a crumbly shortbread cookie
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In Minnesota, that sediment looks like a crumbly, gray, clayey rock.
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
The more moisture lost in the aging process, the crumblier the final cheese will be.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 4 Sep. 2024
There’s even a sequence in which Yoshii and his sole ally tag-team forward, taking cover behind a series of convenient, crumbly walls that plays like a live-action cut scene from Call of Duty.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2024
Unlike charcoal briquets, which can impart an off flavor to food and leave a crumbly residue in your grill, this oak charcoal is the real deal: thick branches and chunks of oak from Chihuahua, Mexico, that smell like, well, wood, burn hot and steady, and leave behind very little ash.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
The more moisture lost in the aging process, the crumblier the final cheese will be.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 4 Sep. 2024
There’s even a sequence in which Yoshii and his sole ally tag-team forward, taking cover behind a series of convenient, crumbly walls that plays like a live-action cut scene from Call of Duty.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2024
Unlike charcoal briquets, which can impart an off flavor to food and leave a crumbly residue in your grill, this oak charcoal is the real deal: thick branches and chunks of oak from Chihuahua, Mexico, that smell like, well, wood, burn hot and steady, and leave behind very little ash.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Crumbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumbly. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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