Crumbly and Splintery

Crumbly

Crumbly adjective - Having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure.
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Splintery and crumbly are semantically related In some cases you can use "Splintery" instead an adjective "Crumbly".

Nearby Words: crumble, crumbling, crumb, crumbled, crumby

Splintery

Splintery adjective - Resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points.

Crumbly and splintery are semantically related in easily hurt or destroyed topic. Sometimes you can use "Crumbly" instead an adjective "Splintery".

Nearby Words: splinter, splintered, splintering
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