as in brittle
having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure
a crumbly shortbread cookie
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The ice quality was crumbly and chewy, which is perfect for soaking up drink flavors, but the cubes were a bit inconsistent in their size.
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Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Add the flour, butter, lemon and orange zests, vanilla, and salt, then mix on low until they are fully incorporated and the crumbly dough holds together when pinched between your fingers, 2–3 minutes.
—Ursula Ferrigno, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
Bacon: Provides a crumbly bacon topping, and the grease rendered from cooking the bacon is used to cook the onion and pepper.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
In Minnesota, that sediment looks like a crumbly, gray, clayey rock.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
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Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Add the flour, butter, lemon and orange zests, vanilla, and salt, then mix on low until they are fully incorporated and the crumbly dough holds together when pinched between your fingers, 2–3 minutes.
—Ursula Ferrigno, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
Bacon: Provides a crumbly bacon topping, and the grease rendered from cooking the bacon is used to cook the onion and pepper.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
In Minnesota, that sediment looks like a crumbly, gray, clayey rock.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Crumbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumbly. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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