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Crumbly

adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.

    "Near-synonym: crumby"

Adjective
  1. 1
    easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A decrepit old person. derogatory, slang

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From crumble + -y.

Etymology 2

From crumble + -y.

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