CRISPY

crisp, crispy

(adjective) tender and brittle; “crisp potato chips”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

crispy (comparative crispier, superlative crispiest)

Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

Usage notes

The word crispy relates to prepared food. The word crisp may be applied to other referents, including non-prepared foods such as lettuce and other objects such as paper, with essentially the same meaning.

Noun

crispy (plural crispies)

(informal) The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat.

Anagrams

• cypris

Source: Wiktionary


Crisp"y (-), a.

1. Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp; as, crispy locks.

2. Crisp; brittle; as. a crispy pie crust.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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