crispy

crispy
adjective (crispier; -est) Date: 14th century 1. crisp 1 <
crispy hair
>
2. appealingly crunchy ; crisp <
crispy fried chicken
>
crispiness noun

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  • Crispy — Crisp y ( ?), a. 1. Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp; as, crispy locks. [1913 Webster] 2. Crisp; brittle; as, a crispy pie crust. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crispy — late 14c., curly, from CRISP (Cf. crisp) (adj.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning brittle is recorded from 1610s …   Etymology dictionary

  • crispy — [kris′pē] adj. crispier, crispiest CRISP (chiefly senses 1 & 2) crispiness n …   English World dictionary

  • crispy — [[t]krɪ̱spi[/t]] crispier, crispiest ADJ GRADED (approval) Food that is crispy is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface. ...crispy fried onions. ...crispy bread rolls. Syn: crisp …   English dictionary

  • crispy — UK [ˈkrɪspɪ] / US adjective Word forms crispy : adjective crispy comparative crispier superlative crispiest food that is crispy is firm in a pleasant way, and makes a noise when you bite it …   English dictionary

  • crispy — crisp|y [ˈkrıspi] adj food that is crispy is pleasantly hard on the outside ▪ a piece of crispy fried bread …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crispy — /ˈkrɪspi/ (say krispee) adjective (crispier, crispiest) 1. appetisingly crisp: crispy greens. 2. curly or wavy: crispy hair. –crispiness, noun …  

  • crispy — adj. Crispy is used with these nouns: ↑bacon, ↑batter, ↑fry, ↑parcel …   Collocations dictionary

  • crispy — crisp|y [ krıspi ] adjective food that is crispy is firm in a pleasant way, and makes a noise when you bite it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crispy — adjective a word meaning crisp 2 (1) used especially to talk about food: crispy bacon …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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