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Etymology

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crumb +‎ -able

Adjective

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crumbable (comparative more crumbable, superlative most crumbable)

  1. Able to be broken into crumbs; crumbly.
    • 1988, United States. Federal Labor Relations Authority, Decisions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, page 863:
      Friable asbestos is dry asbestos unencapsulated which is readily crumbable and has the potential of becoming airborne.