Difference between Friable and Loose

Friable

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder. Loose and large-grained in consistency.

Loose

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: begin shooting; release your arrows

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To let loose, to free from restraints.To unfasten, to loosen.To make less tight, to loosen.Of a grip or hold, to let go.to shoot (an arrow)

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not fixed in place tightly or firmlyNot held or packaged togetherNot bound or tethered or leashedNot fitting closelyNot compactrelaxedindiscreetpromiscuous

Example sentence: The Chinese people have only family and clan groups; there is no national spirit. Consequently, in spite of four hundred million people gathered together in one China, we are, in fact, but a sheet of loose sand.