Sabine Baring-Gould

We are accustomed in England to chalk in rolling downs, except where bitten into by the sea, but elsewhere it is riven and presents cliffs, and these cliffs are not at all like that of Shakespeare at Dover but overhang, where hard beds alternate with others that are friable.

English Clergyman

Susie Dent

Friable isn't often used of food, yet its meaning lends itself perfectly to pastry and crumbly biscuits.

English Scientist

Use 'friable' to emphasize the delicate texture of an object that easily falls apart.

Texture Focus

'Friable' describes ease of crumbling without implying weakness; materials can be strong but still friable.

Not Always Weak

'Friable' often implies poor quality or lack of cohesion in materials.

Negative Connotation

In medical contexts, 'friable' highlights the risk of damage or complications due to tissue fragility.

Medical Precision

'Friable' in medicine can indicate a state of disease or deterioration of tissues.

Indicator of State

In geology, 'friable' is used to describe softness that is characteristic of certain rocks or minerals.

Geological Softness

'Friable' rocks or minerals are more susceptible to erosion and weathering.

Erosion Prone

 changed now it's longer yeah you just it shows the point any when you're dangling up here in the middle of nowhere there's just by touching the tracks and measuring them by hand they are so friable they just break away