crumbier
Breaks apart easier
Crumbier is the comparative form of crumby, meaning more prone to producing crumbs or having a crumbly texture: This bread is crumbier than the sourdough.
In informal use, crumbier can also mean more shabby or inferior, from the alternate spelling of crummy: The motel was even crumbier than the reviews suggested.
Crumbly or unreliable
- friableReadily reduced to fragments
- granularMade of tiny particles
- coarseRough in texture
- grittyCoarse or courageous
sandy · powdery · mealy · dry · rough · brittle · chalky · shortbread
Crumbly, buttery pastry dough
- pastryButtery baked dough
- streuselCrumbly baked pastry layer
- biscuitSmall baked quick bread
- sconeSmall crumbly teatime bread
topping · butter · flour · dough · crust · tart · shortbread · cobbler
Reduced in rank or quality
- wornDamaged by use
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- erodedGradually degraded by elements
- decayingUndergoing organic breakdown
disintegrating · aged · dilapidated · breaking · fragmenting · decomposing · shabby · rundown
flaky
Crumbly or unreliable
gritty · sandy · powdery · mealy · dry · rough · brittle · chalky · shortbread · feta
shortcrust
Crumbly, buttery pastry dough
scone · topping · butter · flour · dough · crust · tart · shortbread · cobbler · frangipane
degraded
Reduced in rank or quality
decaying · disintegrating · aged · dilapidated · breaking · fragmenting · decomposing · shabby · rundown · decrepit
scattered
Spread irregularly about
residue · spilled · particles · dusty · specks · trails · bits · flecks · sprinkled · dusted