crumblyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkrʌmbli/, U.S.

/ˈkrəmbli/

Forms: 1500s cromely, 1600s crumly, 1700s crumbley, 1600s– crumbly.

Etymology: The 16–17th cent. forms crome-ly , crum-ly , imply formation < crumb n. + -ly suffix¹; later pronunciation associates it with crumble v. and -y suffix¹.

A. adj.

†(a) Crumb-like; in crumbs. (b) That crumbles easily; having a tendency to crumble; friable.

ΘΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > loose texture > lacking cohesion > friable or crumbly

crumbly?1523

friable1563

crummy1567

mouldery1600

short1607

bruisable1611

powdery1657

brashya1722

pulverulent1794

powderous1863

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxiiii It woll..waxe whyte, and cromely lyke a pomes.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. xlv. 512 If they finde not the earth of their new lodging so light and crumly.

1765 J. Hadley in Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 7 The pitch..was crumbly and soft.

1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. iii. 37 Hewn..out of a dark-red, crumbly stone.

B. n.

Also crumblie. An elderly person, older than a wrinkly n.; loosely, any person considered to be old or senile. slang.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > [noun]

oldeOE

morea1382

olderc1450

ancient1502

mouldy chopsa1640

antediluvian1648

prediluvian1690

emerit1710

pelt1757

old fogey1793

antique1801

relic1832

old head1838

oldster1846

elderling1863

the Ancient of Days1935

senior citizen1938

OAP1942

golden ager1948

coffin dodger1954

wrinkly1972

crumbly1976

geriatric1977

1976 Times 31 Aug. 10/8 The girl's great-grandmother, who died recently at 102, was called ‘the crumblie’.

1980 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 11/2 Synonyms and abbreviations require translation if one is not to be left on the conversational sidelines like bewildered pre-senile ‘crumblies’.

1984 S. Townsend Growing Pains Adrian Mole 130 At the end of the party Rick Lemon put ‘White Christmas’ by some old crumblie on the record deck and all the couples danced romantically together.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crumbly
释义	crumblyadj.n. Brit. /ˈkrʌmbli/, U.S. /ˈkrəmbli/ Forms: 1500s cromely, 1600s crumly, 1700s crumbley, 1600s– crumbly. Etymology: The 16–17th cent. forms crome-ly , crum-ly , imply formation < crumb n. + -ly suffix¹; later pronunciation associates it with crumble v. and -y suffix¹. A. adj. †(a) Crumb-like; in crumbs. (b) That crumbles easily; having a tendency to crumble; friable. ΘΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > loose texture > lacking cohesion > friable or crumbly crumbly?1523 friable1563 crummy1567 mouldery1600 short1607 bruisable1611 powdery1657 brashya1722 pulverulent1794 powderous1863 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxiiii It woll..waxe whyte, and cromely lyke a pomes. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. xlv. 512 If they finde not the earth of their new lodging so light and crumly. 1765 J. Hadley in Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 7 The pitch..was crumbly and soft. 1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun I. iii. 37 Hewn..out of a dark-red, crumbly stone. B. n. Also crumblie. An elderly person, older than a wrinkly n.; loosely, any person considered to be old or senile. slang. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > [noun] oldeOE morea1382 olderc1450 ancient1502 mouldy chopsa1640 antediluvian1648 prediluvian1690 emerit1710 pelt1757 old fogey1793 antique1801 relic1832 old head1838 oldster1846 elderling1863 the Ancient of Days1935 senior citizen1938 OAP1942 golden ager1948 coffin dodger1954 wrinkly1972 crumbly1976 geriatric1977 1976 Times 31 Aug. 10/8 The girl's great-grandmother, who died recently at 102, was called ‘the crumblie’. 1980 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 11/2 Synonyms and abbreviations require translation if one is not to be left on the conversational sidelines like bewildered pre-senile ‘crumblies’. 1984 S. Townsend Growing Pains Adrian Mole 130 At the end of the party Rick Lemon put ‘White Christmas’ by some old crumblie on the record deck and all the couples danced romantically together. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?1523
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